Which to use
“récup” and “revue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- #1,604
- “revue” frequency rank
- 29556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récup | revue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. | Action de voir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes récup and revue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. récup (CVCVC) and revue (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between récup and revue
A purely visual mix-up. récup (\ʁe.kyp\) and revue (\ʁə.vy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29556, 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\. revue is at rank #1,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.
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 29556, this pair ranks #315,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récup vs revue
Shared letters: ru. Private to "récup": cpé. Private to "revue": ev.
"récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revue ← ervue · reuve · reveu · revvue · rrevue · rveue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récup" and "revue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récup" or "revue" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récup" and "revue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rébus vs récup". 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 #315,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.