Which to use
“recente” and “regente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,068
- “recente” frequency rank
- #14,694
- “regente” frequency rank
- 16762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recente | regente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sucedeu ou existe há pouco; moderno; que é novidade | que rege, governa, dirige |
Where the eye mixes recente and regente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recente vs regente
A purely visual mix-up. recente (/Rɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/) and regente (/Rɨ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/) 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 - c in “recente” becomes g in “regente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recente is recorded at frequency rank #2,068, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. regente is at rank #14,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/.
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 16762, this pair ranks #54,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recente vs regente
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "recente": c. Private to "regente": g.
"recente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "regente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recente" and "regente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recente" or "regente"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recente" and "regente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recente" and "regente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regente vs relento". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #54,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.