Which to use
“concern” is a noun and “Connery” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,195
- “concern” frequency rank
- #33,587
- “Connery” frequency rank
- 35782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concern | Connery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: concern vs Connery
Shared letters muted; letters that set concern and Connery apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: concern vs Connery
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: concern is anoun and Conneryaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concern is recorded at frequency rank #2,195, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsɝn/. Connery is at rank #33,587, tagged as aname.
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 35782, this pair ranks #308,980 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concern vs Connery
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concern": -. Private to "Connery": y.
"concern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Connery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concern" for "Connery" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "concern" or "Connery" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "concern" and "Connery".
- Full dictionary entry for "concern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Connery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,980 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concern" and "Connery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cannery vs Connery". 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 #308,980 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.