recent

/ˈɹiː.sənt/

//ˈɹiː.sənt// adj

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The verdict

“recent” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,007 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,007
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que ha sucedido hace un rato, reciente.

Key facts for recent
PropertyValue
Headwordrecent
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɹiː.sənt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recent” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recent is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,007 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɹiː.sənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for recent in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is recent, spelled R-E-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ha sucedido hace un rato, reciente.
  2. 2
    Actualizado; no anticuado.
  3. 3
    Que han hecho algo hace poco, lo que los distingue.
  4. 4
    Particularmente en geología, paleontología y astronomía: que ocurrió hace relativamente poco tiempo, pero potencialmente podría ser hace miles o incluso millones de años.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recent"?
"recent" is spelled R-E-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹiː.sənt/.
What does "recent" mean?
As an adjective, "recent" means: Que ha sucedido hace un rato, reciente.
How do you pronounce "recent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recent" is /ˈɹiː.sənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recent" come from?
"recent" is a Spanish 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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Using “recent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɹiː.sənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list