Which to use
“recensés” is a verb and “récents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,299
- “recensés” frequency rank
- #5,917
- “récents” frequency rank
- 24216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recensés | récents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de recenser. | Masculin pluriel de récent. |
Where the eye mixes recensés and récents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recensés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against récents's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recensés and récents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recensés is \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\ while récents is \ʁe.sɑ̃\. 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 24216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recensés is recorded at frequency rank #18,299, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\. récents is at rank #5,917, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɑ̃\.
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 24216, this pair ranks #347,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recensés vs récents
Shared letters: cenrsé. Private to "recensés": -. Private to "récents": t.
"recensés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "récents" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recensés" and "récents" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recensés" vs "récents" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recensés" and "récents" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recensés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recensés" and "récents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recensés vs reversés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #347,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.