Which to use
“récents” is an adjective and “recettes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,917
- “récents” frequency rank
- #2,642
- “recettes” frequency rank
- 8559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récents | recettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de récent. | Pluriel de recette. |
Where the eye mixes récents and recettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. récents runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against recettes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between récents and recettes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récents is \ʁe.sɑ̃\ while recettes is \ʁə.sɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récents is recorded at frequency rank #5,917, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɑ̃\. recettes is at rank #2,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.sɛt\.
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 8559, this pair ranks #419,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of récents vs recettes
Shared letters: cerst. Private to "récents": né. Private to "recettes": -.
"récents" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "recettes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recettes ← ercettes · rceettes · reccettes · recetes · recetets · recettess · recettse · rectetes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récents" and "recettes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récents" vs "recettes" - 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 "récents" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récents" and "recettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récents vs rement". 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 #419,619 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.