Which to use
“récurrente” and “récurrents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,977
- “récurrente” frequency rank
- #19,672
- “récurrents” frequency rank
- 39649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récurrente | récurrents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de récurrent. | Masculin pluriel de récurrent. |
Where the eye mixes récurrente and récurrents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. récurrente (CVCVCCVCCV) and récurrents (CVCVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses récurrente with récurrents
A purely visual mix-up. récurrente (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) and récurrents (\ʁe.ky.ʁɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “récurrente” becomes s in “récurrents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39649, 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\. récurrents is at rank #19,672, 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 39649, this pair ranks #246,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récurrente vs récurrents
Shared letters: cenrtué. Private to "récurrente": -. Private to "récurrents": s.
"récurrente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "récurrents" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récurrente" and "récurrents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récurrente" or "récurrents" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "récurrente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récurrente" and "récurrents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récurrence vs récurrente". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.