Which to use
“reçus” and “relous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,368
- “reçus” frequency rank
- #46,989
- “relous” frequency rank
- 54357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçus | relous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reçu. | Masculin pluriel de relou. |
Where the eye mixes reçus and relous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reçus with relous
A purely visual mix-up. reçus (\ʁə.sy\) and relous (\ʁə.lu\) 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 54357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçus is recorded at frequency rank #7,368, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\. relous is at rank #46,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lu\.
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 54357, this pair ranks #134,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçus vs relous
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "reçus": ç. Private to "relous": lo.
"reçus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "relous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relous ← erlous · rellous · relosu · relouss · reluos · reolus · rleous · rrelous
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçus" and "relous" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reçus" vs "relous" - 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 "reçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçus" and "relous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs relous". 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 #134,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.