What is the difference between recent and resent

The pronunciation of some very similar words can generate doubts when writing them correctly. A good example is what happens with the "s", the "c" and the "z", since the speakers of some areas do not distinguish the sound of the different spellings and pronounce them all in the same way. As with "sewing and cooking" or "see and time", in this article we explain what is the difference between recent and resent.

recent

When writing the word "recent" with C, we are referring to a new synonymous adjective, very used to talk about things that happened recently.

Example:

The recent opening of the supermarket harms your business.
It is a recent event and he does not want to talk about it.

You can distinguish the adjective because it can be passed to the plural and the sentence does not lose its meaning: "Recent openings ..." / "recent events".

resent

On the other hand, if we write "resent" with S, we will be referring to a verbal form of the verb "resentment"; more specifically, it is the 3rd person singular of the present indicative.

Example: