Which to use
“récurrentes” and “récurrents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,800
- “récurrentes” frequency rank
- #19,672
- “récurrents” frequency rank
- 45472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récurrentes | récurrents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de récurrent. | Masculin pluriel de récurrent. |
Where the eye mixes récurrentes and récurrents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. récurrentes runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against récurrents's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: récurrentes vs récurrents
A purely visual mix-up. récurrentes (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récurrentes is recorded at frequency rank #25,800, 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 45472, this pair ranks #202,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récurrentes vs récurrents
Shared letters: cenrstué. Private to "récurrentes": -. Private to "récurrents": -.
"récurrentes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "récurrents" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récurrentes" for "récurrents" ever safe?
Which is more common, "récurrentes" or "récurrents"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récurrentes" 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 #202,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récurrentes" and "récurrents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récurrence vs récurrentes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.