Which to use
“reçurent” is a verb and “récurrents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,161
- “reçurent” frequency rank
- #19,672
- “récurrents” frequency rank
- 51833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçurent | récurrents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de recevoir. | Masculin pluriel de récurrent. |
Where the eye mixes reçurent and récurrents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reçurent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against récurrents's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reçurent vs récurrents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reçurent is \ʁə.syʁ\ while récurrents is \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçurent is recorded at frequency rank #32,161, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.syʁ\. récurrents is at rank #19,672, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\.
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 51833, this pair ranks #152,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçurent vs récurrents
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "reçurent": ç. Private to "récurrents": csé.
"reçurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "récurrents" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçurent" and "récurrents" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reçurent" or "récurrents"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçurent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçurent" and "récurrents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs reçurent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.