Which to use
“récupérées” and “repérées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,953
- “récupérées” frequency rank
- #43,637
- “repérées” frequency rank
- 71590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérées | repérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récupérer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérées and repérées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récupérées runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against repérées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: récupérées vs repérées
A purely visual mix-up. récupérées (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and repérées (\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 71590, 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\. repérées is at rank #43,637, 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 71590, this pair ranks #47,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récupérées vs repérées
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "récupérées": cu. Private to "repérées": -.
"récupérées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récupérées" and "repérées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "récupérées" or "repérées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérées" and "repérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,031 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.