Which to use
“concert” is a verb and “concord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,721
- “concert” frequency rank
- #15,588
- “concord” frequency rank
- 18309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concert | concord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. | A state of agreement; harmony; union. |
Where the eye mixes concert and concord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. concert and concord follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concert with concord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concert is /kənˈsɜːt/ while concord is /ˈkɒnkɔːd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concert is recorded at frequency rank #2,721, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsɜːt/. concord is at rank #15,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒnkɔːd/.
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 18309, this pair ranks #445,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concert vs concord
Shared letters: cnor. Private to "concert": et. Private to "concord": d.
"concert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "concord" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concert" for "concord" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concert" vs "concord" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #445,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concert" and "concord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concord vs Concorde". 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 #445,747 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.