récentsvsreventeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: récents is a adjective, revente is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“récents” is an adjective and “revente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,917
“récents” frequency rank
#15,023
“revente” frequency rank
20940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récents revente
Definition Masculin pluriel de récent. Seconde vente, nouvelle vente.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set récents and revente apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
récents
7 ch
revente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récents is \ʁe.sɑ̃\ while revente is \ʁə.vɑ̃t\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20940, 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\. 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 20940, this pair ranks #365,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of récents vs revente

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "récents": csé. Private to "revente": v.

"récents" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "revente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reventeervente · reevnte · revenet · revennte · reventte · revetne · revnete · revvente

Frequency comparison

récents#5,917
revente#15,023

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "récents" and "revente" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "récents" is an adjective and "revente" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "récents" or "revente"?
"récents" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,917 in our French list, against #15,023 for "revente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering récents vs revente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “récents”; for a noun, it's “revente”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “récents” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list