Which to use
“recto” and “récup” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,355
- “recto” frequency rank
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- 52307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recto | récup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première page d’un feuillet, par opposition au verso, qui est la seconde page, celle qui se trouve au revers du feuillet. | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. |
Where the eye mixes recto and récup
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. recto (CVCCV) and récup (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recto and récup
A purely visual mix-up. recto (\ʁɛk.to\) and récup (\ʁe.kyp\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recto is recorded at frequency rank #24,355, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛk.to\. récup is at rank #27,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kyp\.
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 52307, this pair ranks #148,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recto vs récup
Shared letters: cr. Private to "recto": eot. Private to "récup": pué.
"recto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recto ← ercto · rceto · reccto · recot · rectto · retco · rrecto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recto" for "récup" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recto" vs "récup" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recto" and "récup" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recto" and "récup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rébus vs récup". 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 #148,612 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.