Which to use
“reçu” and “relou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #813
- “reçu” frequency rank
- #13,675
- “relou” frequency rank
- 14488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçu | relou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est admis, établi, consacré. | Irritant ou frustrant, en parlant notamment d’une personne. |
Where the eye mixes reçu and relou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reçu runs 4 letters (CVCV) against relou's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reçu vs relou
A purely visual mix-up. reçu (\ʁə.sy\) and relou (\ʁə.lu\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçu is recorded at frequency rank #813, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\. relou is at rank #13,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lu\.
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 14488, this pair ranks #396,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reçu vs relou
Shared letters: eru. Private to "reçu": ç. Private to "relou": lo.
"reçu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "relou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relou ← erlou · rellou · reluo · reolu · rleou · rrelou
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçu" and "relou" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reçu" vs "relou" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçu" and "relou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs relou". 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 #396,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.