reciente

/[reˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,419

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

reciente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que acaba de suceder o acontecer. Pronounced [reˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #2,419 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with repente and recinto.

Key facts for reciente
PropertyValue
Headwordreciente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[reˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,419
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reciente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reciente is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,419 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for reciente, with forms such as "erciente", "rceiente", and "recciente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "repente", "recinto", "retiene", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is reciente, spelled R-E-C-I-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que acaba de suceder o acontecer.
  2. 2
    Que hace poco de hizo, produjo o creó.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erciente,rceiente,recciente,receinte,recienet,reciennte,recientte,recietne,recinete,reicente,resiente,rreciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reciente

Misspelling Variants of "reciente"

erciente8rceiente8recciente9receinte8recienet8reciennte9recientte9recietne8
Misspelling Variants of "reciente"

Frequency rank: #2,419 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reciente"?
"reciente" is spelled R-E-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "reciente" mean?
As an adj, "reciente" means: Que acaba de suceder o acontecer.
What words are commonly confused with "reciente"?
"reciente" is commonly confused with "repente", "recinto", "retiene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reciente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reciente" is [reˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reciente" come from?
"reciente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.