reçuevsresteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reçue is a adjective, reste is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reçue” is an adjective and “reste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,894
“reçue” frequency rank
#205
“reste” frequency rank
8099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reçue reste
Definition Féminin singulier de reçu. Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reçue and reste apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
reçue
5 ch
reste

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reçue is \ʁə.sy\ while reste is \ʁɛst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8099, 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\. reste is at rank #205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛst\.

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 8099, this pair ranks #421,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reçue vs reste

Shared letters: er. Private to "reçue": . Private to "reste": st.

"reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "reste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resteerste · resste · restte · retse · rreste · rsete

Frequency comparison

reçue#7,894
reste#205

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reçue" and "reste" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reçue" is an adjective and "reste" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reçue" or "reste"?
"reste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #205 in our French list, against #7,894 for "reçue". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering reçue vs reste

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “reçue”; for a noun, it's “reste”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reçue” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list