Which to use
“recrutée” and “redoutée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,028
- “recrutée” frequency rank
- #44,138
- “redoutée” frequency rank
- 81166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recrutée | redoutée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de recruter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de redouter. |
Where the eye mixes recrutée and redoutée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recrutée (CVCCVCVV) and redoutée (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recrutée vs redoutée
A purely visual mix-up. recrutée (\ʁə.kʁy.te\) and redoutée (\ʁə.du.te\) 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 81166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recrutée is recorded at frequency rank #37,028, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kʁy.te\. redoutée is at rank #44,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\.
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 81166, this pair ranks #19,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recrutée vs redoutée
Shared letters: ertué. Private to "recrutée": c. Private to "redoutée": do.
"recrutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "redoutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recrutée" and "redoutée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recrutée" or "redoutée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recrutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recrutée" and "redoutée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.