Which to use
“récente” is an adjective and “revenge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,958
- “récente” frequency rank
- #29,522
- “revenge” frequency rank
- 33480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récente | revenge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de récent. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revenger. |
Where the eye mixes récente and revenge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between récente and revenge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récente is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\ while revenge is \ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33480, 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\. revenge is at rank #29,522, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\.
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 33480, this pair ranks #290,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récente vs revenge
Shared letters: enr. Private to "récente": cté. Private to "revenge": gv.
"récente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revenge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenge ← ervenge · reevnge · revegne · reveneg · revengge · revennge · revnege · revvenge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récente" and "revenge" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récente" or "revenge"?
Useful next steps
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 "revenge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récente" and "revenge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revenge vs revêtue". 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 #290,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.