Which to use
“recrues” and “rendues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,460
- “recrues” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “rendues” frequency rank
- 26705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recrues | rendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de recru. | Féminin pluriel de rendu. |
Where the eye mixes recrues and rendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recrues with rendues
A purely visual mix-up. recrues (\ʁə.kʁy\) and rendues (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26705, 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\. rendues is at rank #13,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\.
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 26705, this pair ranks #333,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recrues vs rendues
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "recrues": c. Private to "rendues": dn.
"recrues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "rendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recrues" and "rendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recrues" vs "rendues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recrues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recrues" and "rendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénales vs rendues". 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 #333,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.