# receipt vs recent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### receipt
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈsiːt/ · frequency rank #8,079*
The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

### 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/receipt-vs-recent