Which to use
“récupérées” and “récupèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,953
- “récupérées” frequency rank
- #28,729
- “récupèrent” frequency rank
- 56682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérées | récupèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récupérer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récupérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérées and récupèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récupérées (CVCVCVCVVC) and récupèrent (CVCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: récupérées vs récupèrent
A purely visual mix-up. récupérées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupérées is recorded at frequency rank #27,953, 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 56682, this pair ranks #119,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupérées vs récupèrent
Shared letters: ceprué. Private to "récupérées": s. Private to "récupèrent": ntè.
"récupérées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "récupèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récupérées" and "récupèrent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "récupérées" vs "récupèrent" - 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 "récupérées" 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 #119,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérées" and "récupèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupèrent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.