Which to use
“recueil” is a noun and “recueille” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,275
- “recueil” frequency rank
- #13,242
- “recueille” frequency rank
- 17517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueil | recueille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir ; résultat de cette action. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recueillir. |
Same sound, different letters: recueil vs recueille
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. recueil runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against recueille's 9 (CVCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: recueil vs recueille
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: recueil and recueille carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.kœj\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recueil” sits inside “recueille”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueil is recorded at frequency rank #4,275, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kœj\. recueille is at rank #13,242, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kœj\.
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 17517, this pair ranks #382,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recueil vs recueille
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "recueil": -. Private to "recueille": -.
"recueil" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "recueille" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recueil" for "recueille" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recueil" vs "recueille" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "recueil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recueille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueil" and "recueille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recueille vs recueillent". 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 #382,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.