récurrentevsrécurrentesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“récurrente” and “récurrentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,977
“récurrente” frequency rank
#25,800
“récurrentes” frequency rank
45777
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récurrente récurrentes
Definition Féminin singulier de récurrent. Féminin pluriel de récurrent.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set récurrente and récurrentes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
récurrente
11 ch
récurrentes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. récurrente and récurrentes are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “récurrente” sits inside “récurrentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

récurrente is recorded at frequency rank #19,977, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\. récurrentes is at rank #25,800, 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 45777, this pair ranks #200,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of récurrente vs récurrentes

Shared letters: cenrtué. Private to "récurrente": -. Private to "récurrentes": s.

"récurrente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "récurrentes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

récurrente#19,977
récurrentes#25,800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "récurrente" and "récurrentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "récurrente" or "récurrentes"?
"récurrente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,977 in our French list, against #25,800 for "récurrentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering récurrente vs récurrentes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “récurrente” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list