Which to use
“récupéré” is an adjective and “récupérez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,025
- “récupéré” frequency rank
- #42,592
- “récupérez” frequency rank
- 48617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupéré | récupérez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est issu de la récupération. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récupérer. |
Same sound, different letters: récupéré vs récupérez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. récupéré runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against récupérez's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: récupéré vs récupérez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: récupéré and récupérez 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 48617, 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\. récupérez is at rank #42,592, 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 48617, this pair ranks #177,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupéré vs récupérez
Shared letters: cprué. Private to "récupéré": -. Private to "récupérez": ez.
"récupéré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "récupérez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récupéré" and "récupérez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récupéré" or "récupérez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupéré" and "récupérez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupèrent vs récupérez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.