Which to use
“conceit” and “concern” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,084
- “conceit” frequency rank
- #2,195
- “concern” frequency rank
- 38279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceit | concern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. |
Where the eye mixes conceit and concern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conceit and concern
A purely visual mix-up. conceit (/kənˈsiːt/) and concern (/kənˈsɝn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conceit is recorded at frequency rank #36,084, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsiːt/. concern is at rank #2,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsɝn/.
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 38279, this pair ranks #287,337 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conceit vs concern
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conceit": it. Private to "concern": r.
"conceit" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "concern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conceit" and "concern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "conceit" or "concern" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conceit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,337 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceit" and "concern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceit vs conceited". 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 #287,337 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.