Which to use
“redécouvre” and “redécouvrir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,518
- “redécouvre” frequency rank
- #22,394
- “redécouvrir” frequency rank
- 59912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redécouvre | redécouvrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redécouvrir. | Découvrir à nouveau ce qui a été couvert. |
Where the eye mixes redécouvre and redécouvrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. redécouvre runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against redécouvrir's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses redécouvre with redécouvrir
A purely visual mix-up. redécouvre (\ʁə.de.kuvʁ\) and redécouvrir (\ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\) 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 59912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redécouvre is recorded at frequency rank #37,518, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.de.kuvʁ\. redécouvrir is at rank #22,394, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\.
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 59912, this pair ranks #100,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redécouvre vs redécouvrir
Shared letters: cdeoruvé. Private to "redécouvre": -. Private to "redécouvrir": i.
"redécouvre" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "redécouvrir" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redécouvre" for "redécouvrir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "redécouvre" vs "redécouvrir" - which ranks higher?
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 "redécouvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redécouvrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redécouvre" and "redécouvrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouvré vs redécouvre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #100,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.