Which to use
“recensées” is a verb and “récentes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,318
- “recensées” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “récentes” frequency rank
- 33713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recensées | récentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de recenser. | Féminin pluriel de récent. |
Where the eye mixes recensées and récentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recensées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against récentes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recensées with récentes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recensées is \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\ while récentes is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recensées is recorded at frequency rank #28,318, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\. 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 33713, this pair ranks #288,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recensées vs récentes
Shared letters: cenrsé. Private to "recensées": -. Private to "récentes": t.
"recensées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "récentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recensées" and "récentes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recensées" vs "récentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recensées" 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 #288,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recensées" and "récentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recensées vs recenser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.