Which to use
“retrouva” and “retrouvés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,839
- “retrouva” frequency rank
- #8,029
- “retrouvés” frequency rank
- 28868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrouva | retrouvés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de retrouver. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de retrouver. |
Where the eye mixes retrouva and retrouvés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retrouva runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against retrouvés's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: retrouva vs retrouvés
A purely visual mix-up. retrouva (\ʁe.tʁu.va\) and retrouvés (\ʁe.tʁu.ve\) 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 28868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrouva is recorded at frequency rank #20,839, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.tʁu.va\. retrouvés is at rank #8,029, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.tʁu.ve\.
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 28868, this pair ranks #320,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retrouva vs retrouvés
Shared letters: eortuv. Private to "retrouva": a. Private to "retrouvés": sé.
"retrouva" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "retrouvés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retrouva ← ertrouva · rertouva · retoruva · retrouav · retrouvva · retrovua · retrrouva · retruova
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retrouva" and "retrouvés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "retrouva" or "retrouvés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retrouva" and "retrouvés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouvés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrouva" and "retrouvés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrouva vs retrouvais". 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 #320,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.