Which to use
“récente” is an adjective and “refonte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,958
- “récente” frequency rank
- #13,895
- “refonte” frequency rank
- 17853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récente | refonte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de récent. | Action de remettre à la fonte, en parlant spécialement des monnaies dont on fait de nouvelles espèces. |
Where the eye mixes récente and refonte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: récente vs refonte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récente is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\ while refonte is \ʁə.fɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17853, 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\. refonte is at rank #13,895, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.fɔ̃t\.
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 17853, this pair ranks #381,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récente vs refonte
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "récente": cé. Private to "refonte": fo.
"récente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "refonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refonte ← erfonte · reffonte · refnote · refonet · refonnte · refontte · refotne · reofnte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récente" and "refonte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "récente" or "refonte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refonte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récente" and "refonte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonte vs remonta". 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 #381,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.