rezent

[ʁeˈt͡sɛnt]

/[ʁeˈt͡sɛnt]/ adj

The verdict

“rezent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor kurzer Zeit, relativ aktuell

Corpus desk

Index DE-rezent · rezent · German

rezent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for rezent
PropertyValue
Headwordrezent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁeˈt͡sɛnt]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rezent“ im Deutschen

rezentschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rezent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁeˈt͡sɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rezent, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rezent, spelled R-E-Z-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor kurzer Zeit, relativ aktuell
  2. 2
    momentan lebend oder kürzlich ausgestorben
  3. 3
    momentan gesprochen
  4. 4
    herzhaft, pikant, säuerlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rezent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In rezenten Publikationen finden sich immer mehr Internetlinks unter den Referenzen.
  2. In diesem Stammbaum sind nur die rezenten Arten berücksichtigt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rezent"?
"rezent" is spelled R-E-Z-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈt͡sɛnt].
What does "rezent" mean?
As an adjective, "rezent" means: vor kurzer Zeit, relativ aktuell
How do you pronounce "rezent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rezent" is [ʁeˈt͡sɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rezent" come from?
"rezent" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list