Which to use
“recrues” and “reçue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,460
- “recrues” frequency rank
- #7,894
- “reçue” frequency rank
- 21354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recrues | reçue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de recru. | Féminin singulier de reçu. |
Where the eye mixes recrues and reçue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recrues and reçue
A purely visual mix-up. recrues (\ʁə.kʁy\) and reçue (\ʁə.sy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recrues is recorded at frequency rank #13,460, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kʁy\. reçue is at rank #7,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\.
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 21354, this pair ranks #363,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recrues vs reçue
Shared letters: eru. Private to "recrues": cs. Private to "reçue": ç.
"recrues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recrues ← ercrues · rcerues · reccrues · recreus · recrrues · recruess · recruse · recures
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recrues" for "reçue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recrues" vs "reçue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recrues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reçue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recrues" and "reçue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs reçue". 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 #363,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.