Which to use
“recent” is an adjective and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,411
- “recent” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 53842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recent | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kürzlich, jüngst | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: recent vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set recent and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. recent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against times's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - recent and times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recent is anadjective and timesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recent is recorded at frequency rank #48,411, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, tagged as anoun, 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 53842, this pair ranks #1,042,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recent vs times
Shared letters: et. Private to "recent": cnr. Private to "times": ims.
"recent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recent" for "times" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recent" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "recent" and "times". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "recent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,042,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recent" and "times" 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 #1,042,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.