Which to use
“reçue” is an adjective and “reculée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,894
- “reçue” frequency rank
- #39,008
- “reculée” frequency rank
- 46902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçue | reculée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de reçu. | Espace qui permet de se reculer. |
Where the eye mixes reçue and reculée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reçue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against reculée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reçue and reculée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reçue is \ʁə.sy\ while reculée is \ʁə.ky.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçue is recorded at frequency rank #7,894, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\. reculée is at rank #39,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\.
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 46902, this pair ranks #191,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçue vs reculée
Shared letters: eru. Private to "reçue": ç. Private to "reculée": clé.
"reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "reculée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçue" and "reculée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reçue" vs "reculée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reçue" and "reculée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçue" and "reculée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.