Which to use
“rencontra” and “rencontrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,653
- “rencontra” frequency rank
- #1,374
- “rencontrer” frequency rank
- 21027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontra | rencontrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer. | Trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose. |
Where the eye mixes rencontra and rencontrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rencontra vs rencontrer
A purely visual mix-up. rencontra (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\) and rencontrer (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\) 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 21027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontra is recorded at frequency rank #19,653, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\. rencontrer is at rank #1,374, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 21027, this pair ranks #365,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontra vs rencontrer
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontra": a. Private to "rencontrer": -.
"rencontra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "rencontrer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontra ← erncontra · recnontra · renccontra · rencnotra · renconntra · renconrta · rencontar · rencontrra
- rencontrer ← erncontrer · recnontrer · renccontrer · rencnotrer · renconntrer · renconrter · renconterr · rencontrerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontra" for "rencontrer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rencontra" or "rencontrer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontra" and "rencontrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontra vs rencontrais". 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 #365,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.