Which to use
“recueillent” and “réveillent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,029
- “recueillent” frequency rank
- #23,018
- “réveillent” frequency rank
- 60047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueillent | réveillent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de recueillir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. |
Where the eye mixes recueillent and réveillent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recueillent runs 11 letters (CVCVVVCCVCC) against réveillent's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recueillent with réveillent
A purely visual mix-up. recueillent (\ʁə.kœj\) and réveillent (\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 60047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueillent is recorded at frequency rank #37,029, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kœj\. réveillent is at rank #23,018, tagged as averb, 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 60047, this pair ranks #99,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recueillent vs réveillent
Shared letters: eilnrt. Private to "recueillent": cu. Private to "réveillent": vé.
"recueillent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC · "réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueillent ← ercueillent · rceueillent · reccueillent · receuillent · recueilelnt · recueilent · recueillennt · recueillentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recueillent" for "réveillent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recueillent" vs "réveillent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recueillent" and "réveillent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recueillent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueillent" and "réveillent" 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 #99,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.