Which to use
“récré” is a noun and “renié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,457
- “récré” frequency rank
- #29,515
- “renié” frequency rank
- 50972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récré | renié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Période de la journée scolaire durant laquelle les enfants peuvent sortir et s’amuser. | Participe passé masculin singulier de renier. |
Where the eye mixes récré and renié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. récré (CVCCV) and renié (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between récré and renié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récré is \ʁe.kʁe\ while renié is \ʁə.nje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50972, 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\. renié is at rank #29,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nje\.
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 50972, this pair ranks #158,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récré vs renié
Shared letters: ré. Private to "récré": c. Private to "renié": ein.
"récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "renié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récré" for "renié" ever safe?
Which is more common, "récré" or "renié"?
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 "renié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récré" and "renié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs renié". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.