Which to use
“recto” and “remo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,355
- “recto” frequency rank
- #39,972
- “remo” frequency rank
- 64327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recto | remo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première page d’un feuillet, par opposition au verso, qui est la seconde page, celle qui se trouve au revers du feuillet. | Langue munda parlée dans l’État d’Orissa, en Inde. Son code ISO 639-3 est bfw. |
Letter map: recto vs remo
Shared letters muted; letters that set recto and remo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on recto vs remo
recto and remo are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64327, 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\. remo is at rank #39,972, tagged as anoun.
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 64327, this pair ranks #77,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recto vs remo
Shared letters: eor. Private to "recto": ct. Private to "remo": m.
"recto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "remo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recto" and "remo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recto" or "remo" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "recto" and "remo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "recto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recto" and "remo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs remo". 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 #77,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.