Which to use
“reçurent” and “résument” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,161
- “reçurent” frequency rank
- #24,022
- “résument” frequency rank
- 56183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçurent | résument |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de recevoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes reçurent and résument
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reçurent and résument follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reçurent vs résument
A purely visual mix-up. reçurent (\ʁə.syʁ\) and résument (\ʁe.zym\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56183, 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\. résument is at rank #24,022, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zym\.
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 56183, this pair ranks #122,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçurent vs résument
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "reçurent": ç. Private to "résument": msé.
"reçurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "résument" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçurent" and "résument" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reçurent" or "résument" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçurent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résument" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçurent" and "résument" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs reçurent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.