Which to use
“retrouva” and “retrouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,839
- “retrouva” frequency rank
- #4,281
- “retrouvez” frequency rank
- 25120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrouva | retrouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de retrouver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retrouver. |
Where the eye mixes retrouva and retrouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retrouva runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against retrouvez's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retrouva with retrouvez
A purely visual mix-up. retrouva (\ʁe.tʁu.va\) and retrouvez (\ʁə.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 25120, 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\. retrouvez is at rank #4,281, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 25120, this pair ranks #342,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of retrouva vs retrouvez
Shared letters: eortuv. Private to "retrouva": a. Private to "retrouvez": z.
"retrouva" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "retrouvez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retrouva" and "retrouvez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "retrouva" vs "retrouvez" - which ranks higher?
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 "retrouva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrouva" and "retrouvez" 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 #342,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.