récrévsReeseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: récré is a noun, Reese is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“récré” is a noun and “Reese” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,457
“récré” frequency rank
#31,214
“Reese” frequency rank
52671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récré Reese
Definition Période de la journée scolaire durant laquelle les enfants peuvent sortir et s’amuser. Prénom féminin.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set récré and Reese apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
récré
5 ch
Reese

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: récré is anoun and Reeseaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52671, 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\. Reese is at rank #31,214, tagged as aname.

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 52671, this pair ranks #146,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of récré vs Reese

Shared letters: r. Private to "récré": . Private to "Reese": es.

"récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Reese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reeseerese · reees · reesse · rese · resee · rreese

Frequency comparison

récré#21,457
Reese#31,214

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "récré" and "Reese" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "récré" is a noun and "Reese" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "récré" or "Reese"?
"récré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,457 in our French list, against #31,214 for "Reese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering récré vs Reese

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “récré”; for a name, it's “Reese”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “récré” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list