Which to use
“récente” and “récentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,958
- “récente” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “récentes” frequency rank
- 9353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récente | récentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de récent. | Féminin pluriel de récent. |
Same sound, different letters: récente vs récentes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: récente vs récentes
This is the hard kind. récente and récentes are pronounced identically (\ʁe.sɑ̃t\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “récente” sits inside “récentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récente is recorded at frequency rank #3,958, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɑ̃t\. 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 9353, this pair ranks #416,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récente vs récentes
Shared letters: cenrté. Private to "récente": -. Private to "récentes": s.
"récente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "récentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récente" for "récentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récente" vs "récentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"récente" and "récentes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "récente" 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 #416,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récente" and "récentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontés vs récentes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #416,962 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.