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. |
Letter map: récré vs Reese
Shared letters muted; letters that set récré and Reese apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. récré (CVCCV) and Reese (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - récré and Reese
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": cé. Private to "Reese": es.
"récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Reese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Reese ← erese · reees · reesse · rese · resee · rreese
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récré" and "Reese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "récré" or "Reese"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "récré" and "Reese".
- Full dictionary entry for "récré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récré" and "Reese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reese vs Reis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #146,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.