Which to use
“recueillies” is an adjective and “recueillir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,655
- “recueillies” frequency rank
- #8,141
- “recueillir” frequency rank
- 20796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueillies | recueillir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de recueilli. | Collectionner ; collecter ; recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recueillies and recueillir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recueillies runs 11 letters (CVCVVVCCVVC) against recueillir's 10 (CVCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recueillies with recueillir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recueillies is \ʁə.kœ.ji\ while recueillir is \ʁə.kœ.jiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueillies is recorded at frequency rank #12,655, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kœ.ji\. recueillir is at rank #8,141, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kœ.jiʁ\.
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 20796, this pair ranks #366,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recueillies vs recueillir
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "recueillies": s. Private to "recueillir": -.
"recueillies" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVVC · "recueillir" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueillies ← ercueillies · rceueillies · reccueillies · receuillies · recueilies · recueililes · recueilleis · recueilliess
- recueillir ← ercueillir · rceueillir · reccueillir · receuillir · recueililr · recueilir · recueillirr · recueillri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recueillies" and "recueillir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recueillies" or "recueillir"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recueillies" and "recueillir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recueillies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recueillir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueillies" and "recueillir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recueillie vs recueillies". 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 #366,453 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.