Which to use
“recen” is a verb and “reses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,336
- “recen” frequency rank
- #32,380
- “reses” frequency rank
- 70716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recen | reses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. | Forma del plural de res. |
Where the eye mixes recen and reses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. recen and reses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recen and reses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recen is [ˈresẽn] while reses is [ˈreses]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recen is recorded at frequency rank #38,336, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈresẽn]. reses is at rank #32,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈreses].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70716, this pair ranks #29,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recen vs reses
Shared letters: er. Private to "recen": cn. Private to "reses": s.
"recen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recen" for "reses" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recen" and "reses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recen vs reset". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #29,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.