recent

rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/

/rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt// adj

The verdict

“recent” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,339
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recente

Corpus desk

Index PT-recent · recent · Portuguese

recent · rank #32,339 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,339
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH recorrido

Nearest frequency peer: recorrido (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “recent”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “recent” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recent vs rent
67% similar
recent vs recente
86% similar
recent vs recinto
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for recent
PropertyValue
Headwordrecent
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPArē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,339
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “recent”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).recentcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “recorrido” (#32,341), “radiografia” (#32,336), “proeminência” (#32,328). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recent” fica em #32,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around recent (IPA rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,339 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "recente".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for recent, with forms such as "ercent", "rceent", and "reccent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "rent", "recente", "recinto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is recent, spelled R-E-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    recente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercent
  • rceent
  • reccent
  • recennt
  • recentt
  • recetn
  • recnet
  • reecnt
  • rrecent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ercent2rceent2reccent1recennt1recentt1recetn2recnet2reecnt2
Edit distance from "recent"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recent"?
"recent" is spelled R-E-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/.
What does "recent" mean?
As an adjective, "recent" means: recente
What words are commonly confused with "recent"?
"recent" is commonly confused with "rent", "recente", "recinto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recent" is rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recent" come from?
"recent" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list