Which to use
“reçue” and “remué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,894
- “reçue” frequency rank
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- 53171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçue | remué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de reçu. | Ému, touché. |
Where the eye mixes reçue and remué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reçue and remué follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reçue and remué
A purely visual mix-up. reçue (\ʁə.sy\) and remué (\ʁə.mɥe\) 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 53171, 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\. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
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 53171, this pair ranks #142,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçue vs remué
Shared letters: eru. Private to "reçue": ç. Private to "remué": mé.
"reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reçue" for "remué" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reçue" or "remué"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçue" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.