Which to use
“récente” is an adjective and “revente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,958
- “récente” frequency rank
- #15,023
- “revente” frequency rank
- 18981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récente | revente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de récent. | Seconde vente, nouvelle vente. |
Where the eye mixes récente and revente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses récente with revente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récente is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\ while revente is \ʁə.vɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 18981, 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\. revente is at rank #15,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃t\.
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 18981, this pair ranks #375,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récente vs revente
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "récente": cé. Private to "revente": v.
"récente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revente ← ervente · reevnte · revenet · revennte · reventte · revetne · revnete · revvente
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récente" and "revente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récente" or "revente" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récente" and "revente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récente" and "revente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revente 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 #375,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.