Which to use
“récup” is a noun and “remué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- 73229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récup | remué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. | Ému, touché. |
Where the eye mixes récup and remué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. récup (CVCVC) and remué (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses récup with remué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récup is \ʁe.kyp\ while remué is \ʁə.mɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récup is recorded at frequency rank #27,952, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kyp\. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
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 73229, this pair ranks #41,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récup vs remué
Shared letters: rué. Private to "récup": cp. Private to "remué": em.
"récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récup" for "remué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récup" vs "remué" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "récup" and "remué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récup" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.