Which to use
“concur” and “conquer” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,936
- “concur” frequency rank
- #10,021
- “conquer” frequency rank
- 32957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concur | conquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. | To defeat in combat; to subjugate. |
Where the eye mixes concur and conquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concur with conquer
A purely visual mix-up. concur (/kəŋˈkɝ/) and conquer (/ˈkɒŋkə/) 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 32957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concur is recorded at frequency rank #22,936, classified as averb, pronounced /kəŋˈkɝ/. conquer is at rank #10,021, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkɒŋkə/.
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 32957, this pair ranks #333,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concur vs conquer
Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "concur": -. Private to "conquer": eq.
"concur" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concur" and "conquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "concur" or "conquer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concur" and "conquer" 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 #333,457 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.