Which to use
“récentes” is an adjective and “récoltés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,395
- “récentes” frequency rank
- #21,454
- “récoltés” frequency rank
- 26849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récentes | récoltés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de récent. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de récolter. |
Where the eye mixes récentes and récoltés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. récentes and récoltés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: récentes vs récoltés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récentes is \ʁe.sɑ̃t\ while récoltés is \ʁe.kɔl.te\. 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 26849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récentes is recorded at frequency rank #5,395, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɑ̃t\. récoltés is at rank #21,454, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\.
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 26849, this pair ranks #332,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récentes vs récoltés
Shared letters: crsté. Private to "récentes": en. Private to "récoltés": lo.
"récentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "récoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récentes" and "récoltés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "récentes" vs "récoltés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récentes" and "récoltés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontés vs récoltés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #332,486 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.