# recent vs rent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rent
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛnt/ · frequency rank #2,592*
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.

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