Which to use
“récurrence” is a noun and “récurrent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,707
- “récurrence” frequency rank
- #15,246
- “récurrent” frequency rank
- 50953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récurrence | récurrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retour à un état antérieur, à une position passée. | Qui revient, qui réapparaît, qui est répétitif ou répété. |
Where the eye mixes récurrence and récurrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: récurrence vs récurrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récurrence is \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃s\ while récurrent is \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récurrence is recorded at frequency rank #35,707, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃s\. récurrent is at rank #15,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\.
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 50953, this pair ranks #158,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récurrence vs récurrent
Shared letters: cenrué. Private to "récurrence": -. Private to "récurrent": t.
"récurrence" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "récurrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récurrence" and "récurrent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récurrence" or "récurrent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "récurrence" and "récurrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récurrence" and "récurrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récurrence vs résurgence". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.