Which to use
“reçus” and “requis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,368
- “reçus” frequency rank
- #6,549
- “requis” frequency rank
- 13917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçus | requis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reçu. | D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement. |
Where the eye mixes reçus and requis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reçus with requis
A purely visual mix-up. reçus (\ʁə.sy\) and requis (\ʁə.ki\) 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 13917, 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\. requis is at rank #6,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ki\.
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 13917, this pair ranks #398,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reçus vs requis
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "reçus": ç. Private to "requis": iq.
"reçus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "requis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requis ← erquis · reqius · reqquis · requiss · requsi · reuqis · rqeuis · rrequis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçus" and "requis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reçus" vs "requis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reçus" and "requis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçus" and "requis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reçus vs Reis". 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 #398,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.