# recede vs recent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### recede
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsiːd/ · frequency rank #41,339*
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

### recent
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹiː.sənt/ · frequency rank #977*
Having happened a short while ago.

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