Which to use
“racontés” is a verb and “récentes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,547
- “racontés” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “récentes” frequency rank
- 52942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontés | récentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de raconter. | Féminin pluriel de récent. |
Where the eye mixes racontés and récentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. racontés and récentes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses racontés with récentes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racontés is \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\ while récentes is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontés is recorded at frequency rank #47,547, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. récentes is at rank #5,395, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɑ̃t\.
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 52942, this pair ranks #144,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of racontés vs récentes
Shared letters: cnrsté. Private to "racontés": ao. Private to "récentes": e.
"racontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "récentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "racontés" and "récentes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "racontés" or "récentes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "racontés" and "récentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontés" and "récentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontais vs racontés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.