Which to use
“récupérés” and “rémunérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,458
- “récupérés” frequency rank
- #18,868
- “rémunérés” frequency rank
- 40326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérés | rémunérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de récupérer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de rémunérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérés and rémunérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récupérés and rémunérés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses récupérés with rémunérés
A purely visual mix-up. récupérés (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and rémunérés (\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 40326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupérés is recorded at frequency rank #21,458, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. rémunérés is at rank #18,868, 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 40326, this pair ranks #241,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupérés vs rémunérés
Shared letters: rsué. Private to "récupérés": cp. Private to "rémunérés": mn.
"récupérés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "rémunérés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupérés" for "rémunérés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "récupérés" or "rémunérés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rémunérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérés" and "rémunérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récupérés vs récupérez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.