Which to use
“reçurent” and “rentrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,161
- “reçurent” frequency rank
- #9,734
- “rentrent” frequency rank
- 41895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçurent | rentrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de recevoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rentrer. |
Where the eye mixes reçurent and rentrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reçurent (CVCVCVCC) and rentrent (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reçurent vs rentrent
A purely visual mix-up. reçurent (\ʁə.syʁ\) and rentrent (\ʁɑ̃tʁ\) 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 41895, 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\. rentrent is at rank #9,734, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃tʁ\.
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 41895, this pair ranks #229,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçurent vs rentrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "reçurent": uç. Private to "rentrent": -.
"reçurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "rentrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rentrent ← erntrent · renntrent · renrtent · renternt · rentrennt · rentrentt · rentretn · rentrnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçurent" and "rentrent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reçurent" vs "rentrent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "rentrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçurent" and "rentrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs reçurent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #229,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.