Which to use
“recueil” is a noun and “recueillent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,275
- “recueil” frequency rank
- #37,029
- “recueillent” frequency rank
- 41304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueil | recueillent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir ; résultat de cette action. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de recueillir. |
Same sound, different letters: recueil vs recueillent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. recueil runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against recueillent's 11 (CVCVVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - recueil / recueillent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: recueil and recueillent 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 4 extra letter(s) - “recueil” sits inside “recueillent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41304, 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\. recueillent is at rank #37,029, 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 41304, this pair ranks #234,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recueil vs recueillent
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "recueil": -. Private to "recueillent": nt.
"recueil" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "recueillent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueil ← ercueil · rceueil · reccueil · receuil · recueill · recueli · recuiel · reuceil
- recueillent ← ercueillent · rceueillent · reccueillent · receuillent · recueilelnt · recueilent · recueillennt · recueillentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recueil" and "recueillent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recueil" or "recueillent"?
After this comparison
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 "recueillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueil" and "recueillent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recueillant 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 #234,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.