Which to use
“recueilli” is an adjective and “recueillie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,729
- “recueilli” frequency rank
- #29,512
- “recueillie” frequency rank
- 39241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueilli | recueillie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Concentré, méditatif, qui est dans le recueillement. | Mineure ayant fait l’objet d’un recueil légal. |
Same sound, different letters: recueilli vs recueillie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. recueilli runs 9 letters (CVCVVVCCV) against recueillie's 10 (CVCVVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - recueilli and recueillie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: recueilli and recueillie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.kœ.ji\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recueilli” sits inside “recueillie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueilli is recorded at frequency rank #9,729, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kœ.ji\. recueillie is at rank #29,512, tagged as anoun, 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 39241, this pair ranks #249,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recueilli vs recueillie
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "recueilli": -. Private to "recueillie": -.
"recueilli" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCCV · "recueillie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueilli ← ercueilli · rceueilli · reccueilli · receuilli · recueili · recueilil · recuelili · recuielli
- recueillie ← ercueillie · rceueillie · reccueillie · receuillie · recueilie · recueilile · recueillei · recuelilie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recueilli" and "recueillie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recueilli" or "recueillie"?
After this comparison
"recueilli" and "recueillie" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "recueilli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recueillie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueilli" and "recueillie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recueille vs recueillie". 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 #249,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.