Which to use
“recensé” is a verb and “régence” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,789
- “recensé” frequency rank
- #18,314
- “régence” frequency rank
- 44103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recensé | régence |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de recenser. | Qui rappelle le style, les mœurs de Philippe d’Orléans, régent de France. |
Where the eye mixes recensé and régence
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recensé and régence follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recensé with régence
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recensé is \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\ while régence is \ʁe.ʒɑ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 44103, 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\. régence is at rank #18,314, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒɑ̃s\.
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 44103, this pair ranks #213,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recensé vs régence
Shared letters: cenré. Private to "recensé": s. Private to "régence": g.
"recensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "régence" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recensé" for "régence" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "recensé" or "régence" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recensé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régence" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recensé" and "régence" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recensé vs rêveuse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #213,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.