# recon vs renown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### recon
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɒn/ · frequency rank #21,327*
reconnaissance.

### renown
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ · frequency rank #25,185*
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.

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