Which to use
“récupéré” is an adjective and “récupérée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,025
- “récupéré” frequency rank
- #24,377
- “récupérée” frequency rank
- 30402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupéré | récupérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est issu de la récupération. | Participe passé féminin singulier de récupérer. |
Same sound, different letters: récupéré vs récupérée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. récupéré runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against récupérée's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - récupéré and récupérée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: récupéré and récupérée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “récupéré” sits inside “récupérée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupéré is recorded at frequency rank #6,025, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. récupérée is at rank #24,377, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\.
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 30402, this pair ranks #310,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupéré vs récupérée
Shared letters: cprué. Private to "récupéré": -. Private to "récupérée": e.
"récupéré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "récupérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupéré" for "récupérée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "récupéré" or "récupérée"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "récupéré" / "récupérée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupéré" and "récupérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupérée vs récupérez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #310,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.