# recent vs Regent

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Regent
*noun · IPA [ʁeˈɡɛnt] · frequency rank #29,752*
ein regierender Fürst oder Monarch

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