Which to use
“marina” is a noun and “recent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,772
- “marina” frequency rank
- #48,411
- “recent” frequency rank
- 58183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marina | recent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Marine | kürzlich, jüngst |
Letter map: marina vs recent
Shared letters muted; letters that set marina and recent apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. marina (CVCVCV) and recent (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - marina and recent
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marina is anoun and recentanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marina is recorded at frequency rank #9,772, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. recent is at rank #48,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 58183, this pair ranks #872,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marina vs recent
Shared letters: nr. Private to "marina": aim. Private to "recent": cet.
"marina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marina" for "recent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marina" vs "recent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "marina" vs "recent" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #872,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marina" and "recent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs recent". 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 #872,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.