Which to use
“récupérées” and “rémunérées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,953
- “récupérées” frequency rank
- #38,525
- “rémunérées” frequency rank
- 66478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérées | rémunérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récupérer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de rémunérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérées and rémunérées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. récupérées and rémunérées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between récupérées and rémunérées
A purely visual mix-up. récupérées (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and rémunérées (\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 66478, 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\. rémunérées is at rank #38,525, 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 66478, this pair ranks #67,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récupérées vs rémunérées
Shared letters: ersué. Private to "récupérées": cp. Private to "rémunérées": mn.
"récupérées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "rémunérées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupérées" for "rémunérées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "récupérées" or "rémunérées"?
After this comparison
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 "rémunérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérées" and "rémunérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rémunérée vs rémunérées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.