Which to use
“récupérée” and “rémunérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,377
- “récupérée” frequency rank
- #34,735
- “rémunérée” frequency rank
- 59112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérée | rémunérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de récupérer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe rémunérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérée and rémunérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récupérée and rémunérée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between récupérée and rémunérée
A purely visual mix-up. récupérée (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and rémunérée (\ʁe.my.ne.ʁe\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59112, 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\. rémunérée is at rank #34,735, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.my.ne.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 59112, this pair ranks #105,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récupérée vs rémunérée
Shared letters: erué. Private to "récupérée": cp. Private to "rémunérée": mn.
"récupérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "rémunérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récupérée" and "rémunérée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récupérée" vs "rémunérée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rémunérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérée" and "rémunérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rémunérée vs rémunérées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.