Which to use
“récupèrent” and “récupérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,729
- “récupèrent” frequency rank
- #21,458
- “récupérés” frequency rank
- 50187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupèrent | récupérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récupérer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de récupérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupèrent and récupérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récupèrent runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCC) against récupérés's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between récupèrent and récupérés
A purely visual mix-up. récupèrent (\ʁe.ky.pɛʁ\) and récupérés (\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 50187, 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\. récupérés is at rank #21,458, 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 50187, this pair ranks #164,604 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupèrent vs récupérés
Shared letters: cprué. Private to "récupèrent": entè. Private to "récupérés": s.
"récupèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC · "récupérés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupèrent" for "récupérés" ever safe?
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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 "récupèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,604 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupèrent" and "récupérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupèrent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #164,604 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.