Which to use
“recueil” and “réveil” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,275
- “recueil” frequency rank
- #5,184
- “réveil” frequency rank
- 9459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueil | réveil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir ; résultat de cette action. | Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil |
Where the eye mixes recueil and réveil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recueil runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against réveil's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recueil and réveil
A purely visual mix-up. recueil (\ʁə.kœj\) and réveil (\ʁe.vɛj\) 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 9459, 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\. réveil is at rank #5,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\.
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 9459, this pair ranks #416,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recueil vs réveil
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "recueil": cu. Private to "réveil": vé.
"recueil" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "réveil" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueil ← ercueil · rceueil · reccueil · receuil · recueill · recueli · recuiel · reuceil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recueil" and "réveil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recueil" vs "réveil" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recueil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueil" and "réveil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveil vs revoie". 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 #416,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.