relent
\ʁə.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“relent” is uncommon French (frequency #71,866 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,866
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvaise odeur qui persiste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-relent · relent · French
relent · rank #71,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,866
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH relectures
Nearest frequency peer: relectures (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « relent »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- reggaeton
reggaeton
28,138 corpus weight
- relayent
relayent
28,137 corpus weight
- relectures
relectures
28,136 corpus weight
- relent
relent
28,135 corpus weight
- relieur
relieur
28,134 corpus weight
- relâchez
relâchez
28,133 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « relent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | relent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,866 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « relent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
relent is uncommon French at frequency #71,866 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for relent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is relent, spelled R-E-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Mauvaise odeur qui persiste.
- 2Ce qui reste, qui est dans le fond.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how relent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sans doute aussi de ces choux équivoques dont les abominables relents empuantaient avec une obstination digne d’éloges le palier de leur cinquième étage.
Et soulevant à eux deux le fauteuil dans lequel Amédée balancé, aux trois quarts évanoui, se laissait faire, ils le mirent à même de respirer, au lieu des relents du couloir, les puanteurs variées de la rue.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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