Which to use
“concert” and “concur” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,721
- “concert” frequency rank
- #22,936
- “concur” frequency rank
- 25657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concert | concur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
Where the eye mixes concert and concur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. concert runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against concur's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concert and concur
A purely visual mix-up. concert (/kənˈsɜːt/) and concur (/kəŋˈkɝ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25657, 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/. concur is at rank #22,936, tagged as averb, pronounced /kəŋˈkɝ/.
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 25657, this pair ranks #392,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concert vs concur
Shared letters: cnor. Private to "concert": et. Private to "concur": u.
"concert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "concur" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concert" for "concur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concert" or "concur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "concert" and "concur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concert" and "concur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concur vs cour". 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 #392,626 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.