Which to use
“récupérée” and “repérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,377
- “récupérée” frequency rank
- #25,474
- “repérée” frequency rank
- 49851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérée | repérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de récupérer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérée and repérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récupérée runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against repérée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: récupérée vs repérée
A purely visual mix-up. récupérée (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and repérée (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49851, 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\. repérée is at rank #25,474, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 49851, this pair ranks #167,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupérée vs repérée
Shared letters: epré. Private to "récupérée": cu. Private to "repérée": -.
"récupérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "repérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupérée" for "repérée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récupérée" vs "repérée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récupérée" and "repérée" 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 "repérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérée" and "repérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repérée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.