Which to use
“recenser” is a verb and “récente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,104
- “recenser” frequency rank
- #3,958
- “récente” frequency rank
- 33062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recenser | récente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compter ou évaluer les éléments d’une grandeur nombrable ; dénombrer ; quantifier. | Féminin singulier de récent. |
Where the eye mixes recenser and récente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recenser and récente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recenser is \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\ while récente 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 33062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recenser is recorded at frequency rank #29,104, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\. récente is at rank #3,958, 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 33062, this pair ranks #293,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recenser vs récente
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "recenser": s. Private to "récente": té.
"recenser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "récente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recenser ← ercenser · rceenser · reccenser · recenesr · recennser · recenserr · recensre · recensser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recenser" and "récente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recenser" or "récente" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recenser" and "récente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recenser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recenser" and "récente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recenser vs retenter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #293,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.