Which to use
“récurrent” and “récurrente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,246
- “récurrent” frequency rank
- #19,977
- “récurrente” frequency rank
- 35223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récurrent | récurrente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui revient, qui réapparaît, qui est répétitif ou répété. | Féminin singulier de récurrent. |
Where the eye mixes récurrent and récurrente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses récurrent with récurrente
A purely visual mix-up. récurrent (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\) and récurrente (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) 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 extra letter(s) - “récurrent” sits inside “récurrente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récurrent is recorded at frequency rank #15,246, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\. récurrente is at rank #19,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\.
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 35223, this pair ranks #278,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récurrent vs récurrente
Shared letters: cenrtué. Private to "récurrent": -. Private to "récurrente": -.
"récurrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "récurrente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récurrent" and "récurrente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récurrent" or "récurrente"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récurrent" and "récurrente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récurrent" and "récurrente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recourent vs récurrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #278,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.