# recent vs Regens

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### recent
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #48,411*
kürzlich, jüngst

### Regens
*noun · IPA [ˈʁeːɡɛns] · frequency rank #28,350*
Leiter (insbesondere) eines Priesterseminars

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/recent-vs-regens