Which to use
“reçue” and “roué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,894
- “reçue” frequency rank
- #46,421
- “roué” frequency rank
- 54315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçue | roué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de reçu. | Qualifie le bois du cerf, lorsqu’il est serré et peu ouvert. |
Where the eye mixes reçue and roué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. reçue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against roué's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reçue with roué
A purely visual mix-up. reçue (\ʁə.sy\) and roué (\ʁwe\) 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 54315, 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\. roué is at rank #46,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁwe\.
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 54315, this pair ranks #134,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçue vs roué
Shared letters: ru. Private to "reçue": eç. Private to "roué": oé.
"reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "roué" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reçue" for "roué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reçue" vs "roué" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçue" and "roué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roué vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #134,855 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.