Which to use
“récupérée” and “récupèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,377
- “récupérée” frequency rank
- #28,729
- “récupèrent” frequency rank
- 53106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérée | récupèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de récupérer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récupérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérée and récupèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récupérée runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against récupèrent's 10 (CVCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: récupérée vs récupèrent
A purely visual mix-up. récupérée (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and récupèrent (\ʁe.ky.pɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupérée is recorded at frequency rank #24,377, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. récupèrent is at rank #28,729, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pɛʁ\.
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 53106, this pair ranks #143,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupérée vs récupèrent
Shared letters: ceprué. Private to "récupérée": -. Private to "récupèrent": ntè.
"récupérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "récupèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récupérée" and "récupèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récupérée" or "récupèrent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "récupérée" and "récupèrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérée" and "récupèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupèrent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.