Which to use
“récré” is a noun and “recréé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,457
- “récré” frequency rank
- #43,109
- “recréé” frequency rank
- 64566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récré | recréé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Période de la journée scolaire durant laquelle les enfants peuvent sortir et s’amuser. | Participe passé masculin singulier de recréer. |
Where the eye mixes récré and recréé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. récré runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against recréé's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses récré with recréé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récré is \ʁe.kʁe\ while recréé is \ʁə.kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récré is recorded at frequency rank #21,457, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kʁe\. recréé is at rank #43,109, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kʁe.e\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64566, this pair ranks #76,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récré vs recréé
Shared letters: cré. Private to "récré": -. Private to "recréé": e.
"récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "recréé" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récré" and "recréé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "récré" vs "recréé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recréé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récré" and "recréé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs recréé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.