Which to use
“rencontrent” and “rencontrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,364
- “rencontrent” frequency rank
- #1,374
- “rencontrer” frequency rank
- 8738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrent | rencontrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. | Trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose. |
Where the eye mixes rencontrent and rencontrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rencontrent with rencontrer
A purely visual mix-up. rencontrent (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\) 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 8738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontrent is recorded at frequency rank #7,364, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. 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 8738, this pair ranks #419,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrent vs rencontrer
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontrent": -. Private to "rencontrer": -.
"rencontrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "rencontrer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontrent ← erncontrent · recnontrent · renccontrent · rencnotrent · renconntrent · renconrtent · renconternt · rencontrennt
- rencontrer ← erncontrer · recnontrer · renccontrer · rencnotrer · renconntrer · renconrter · renconterr · rencontrerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rencontrent" and "rencontrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rencontrent" or "rencontrer" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrent" 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 #419,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrent" and "rencontrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrent vs rencontrèrent". 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 #419,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.