Which to use
“recueille” is a verb and “recueillies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,242
- “recueille” frequency rank
- #12,655
- “recueillies” frequency rank
- 25897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueille | recueillies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recueillir. | Féminin pluriel de recueilli. |
Where the eye mixes recueille and recueillies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recueille runs 9 letters (CVCVVVCCV) against recueillies's 11 (CVCVVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recueille with recueillies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recueille is \ʁə.kœj\ while recueillies is \ʁə.kœ.ji\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueille is recorded at frequency rank #13,242, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kœj\. recueillies is at rank #12,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kœ.ji\.
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 25897, this pair ranks #338,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recueille vs recueillies
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "recueille": -. Private to "recueillies": s.
"recueille" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCCV · "recueillies" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueille ← ercueille · rceueille · reccueille · receuille · recueile · recueilel · recuelile · recuielle
- recueillies ← ercueillies · rceueillies · reccueillies · receuillies · recueilies · recueililes · recueilleis · recueilliess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recueille" and "recueillies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recueille" or "recueillies"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recueille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recueillies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueille" and "recueillies" 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 #338,255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.