Which to use
“récupéré” is an adjective and “récupérer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,025
- “récupéré” frequency rank
- #2,335
- “récupérer” frequency rank
- 8360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupéré | récupérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est issu de la récupération. | Recouvrer. |
Same sound, different letters: récupéré vs récupérer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. récupéré runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against récupérer's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: récupéré vs récupérer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: récupéré and récupérer 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8360, 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\. récupérer is at rank #2,335, 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 8360, this pair ranks #420,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récupéré vs récupérer
Shared letters: cprué. Private to "récupéré": -. Private to "récupérer": e.
"récupéré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "récupérer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récupéré" and "récupérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "récupéré" or "récupérer"?
What to do next
"récupéré" and "récupérer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupéré" and "récupérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs récupéré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #420,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.