Which to use
“rencontrent” and “rencontrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,364
- “rencontrent” frequency rank
- #25,472
- “rencontrons” frequency rank
- 32836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrent | rencontrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Where the eye mixes rencontrent and rencontrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. rencontrent and rencontrons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rencontrent and rencontrons
A purely visual mix-up. rencontrent (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\) and rencontrons (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32836, 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\. rencontrons is at rank #25,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\.
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 32836, this pair ranks #294,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrent vs rencontrons
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontrent": -. Private to "rencontrons": s.
"rencontrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "rencontrons" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontrent ← erncontrent · recnontrent · renccontrent · rencnotrent · renconntrent · renconrtent · renconternt · rencontrennt
- rencontrons ← erncontrons · recnontrons · renccontrons · rencnotrons · renconntrons · renconrtons · rencontorns · rencontrnos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontrent" for "rencontrons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rencontrent" or "rencontrons"?
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 "rencontrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrent" and "rencontrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrais vs rencontrons". 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 #294,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.