Which to use
“concord” is a noun and “Concorde” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,588
- “concord” frequency rank
- #36,929
- “Concorde” frequency rank
- 52517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concord | Concorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A state of agreement; harmony; union. | The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially. |
Same sound, different letters: concord vs Concorde
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. concord runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Concorde's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - concord / Concorde
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concord and Concorde carry the same recorded pronunciation, /ˈkɒnkɔːd/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “concord” sits inside “Concorde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concord is recorded at frequency rank #15,588, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒnkɔːd/. Concorde is at rank #36,929, tagged as aname, 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 52517, this pair ranks #156,373 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concord vs Concorde
Shared letters: cdnor. Private to "concord": -. Private to "Concorde": e.
"concord" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Concorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concord" and "Concorde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concord" vs "Concorde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "concord" / "Concorde". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "concord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Concorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,373 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concord" and "Concorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Concorde vs concourse". 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 #156,373 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.