recensé vs recensés, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“recensé” and “recensés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,789
“recensé” frequency rank: #18,299
“recensés” frequency rank: 44088
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	recensé	recensés
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de recenser.	Participe passé masculin pluriel de recenser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recensé and recensés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

recensé

8 ch

recensés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. recensé and recensés are pronounced identically (\ʁə.sɑ̃.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recensé” sits inside “recensés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recensé is recorded at frequency rank #25,789, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\. recensés is at rank #18,299, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\.

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 44088, this pair ranks #213,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recensé vs recensés

Shared letters: cenrsé. Private to "recensé": -. Private to "recensés": -.

"recensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recensés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

recensé#25,789

recensés#18,299

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recensé" and "recensés" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁə.sɑ̃.se\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "recensé" or "recensés"?

"recensés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,299 in our French list, against #25,789 for "recensé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recensé vs recensés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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