Which to use
“récupèrent” and “récupérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,729
- “récupèrent” frequency rank
- #2,335
- “récupérer” frequency rank
- 31064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupèrent | récupérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récupérer. | Recouvrer. |
Where the eye mixes récupèrent and récupérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between récupèrent and récupérer
A purely visual mix-up. récupèrent (\ʁe.ky.pɛʁ\) and récupérer (\ʁe.ky.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupèrent is recorded at frequency rank #28,729, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pɛʁ\. récupérer is at rank #2,335, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.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 31064, this pair ranks #306,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupèrent vs récupérer
Shared letters: ceprué. Private to "récupèrent": ntè. Private to "récupérer": -.
"récupèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC · "récupérer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupèrent" for "récupérer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récupèrent" vs "récupérer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récupèrent" and "récupérer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupèrent" and "récupérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupèrent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #306,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.