Which to use
“récentes” and “rejetés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,395
- “récentes” frequency rank
- #19,649
- “rejetés” frequency rank
- 25044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récentes | rejetés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de récent. | Masculin pluriel de rejeté. |
Where the eye mixes récentes and rejetés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. récentes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against rejetés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between récentes and rejetés
A purely visual mix-up. récentes (\ʁe.sɑ̃t\) and rejetés (\ʁə.ʒə.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25044, 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\. rejetés is at rank #19,649, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.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 25044, this pair ranks #343,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récentes vs rejetés
Shared letters: ersté. Private to "récentes": cn. Private to "rejetés": j.
"récentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rejetés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récentes" and "rejetés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "récentes" or "rejetés"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "récentes" and "rejetés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejetés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récentes" and "rejetés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetés vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #343,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.