Which to use
“recueillis” is an adjective and “recueils” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,235
- “recueillis” frequency rank
- #16,225
- “recueils” frequency rank
- 28460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recueillis | recueils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de recueilli. | Pluriel de recueil. |
Where the eye mixes recueillis and recueils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recueillis runs 10 letters (CVCVVVCCVC) against recueils's 8 (CVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recueillis with recueils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recueillis is \ʁə.kœ.ji\ while recueils is \ʁə.kœj\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recueillis is recorded at frequency rank #12,235, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kœ.ji\. recueils is at rank #16,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kœj\.
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 28460, this pair ranks #322,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recueillis vs recueils
Shared letters: ceilrsu. Private to "recueillis": -. Private to "recueils": -.
"recueillis" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVC · "recueils" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recueillis ← ercueillis · rceueillis · reccueillis · receuillis · recueilils · recueilis · recueilliss · recueillsi
- recueils ← ercueils · rceueils · reccueils · receuils · recueills · recueilss · recueisl · recuelis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recueillis" and "recueils" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recueillis" or "recueils"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recueillis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recueils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recueillis" and "recueils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recueils vs réveils". 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 #322,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.