concentranvsconcentreTell them apart

Which to use

“concentran” and “concentre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,794
“concentran” frequency rank
#47,017
“concentre” frequency rank
63811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concentran concentre
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de concentrar.

Where the eye mixes concentran and concentre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concentran runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against concentre's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
concentran
9 ch
concentre

Visual trap between concentran and concentre

A purely visual mix-up. concentran ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) and concentre ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾe]) 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 63811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concentran is recorded at frequency rank #16,794, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾãn]. concentre is at rank #47,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾe].

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 63811, this pair ranks #47,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concentran vs concentre

Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentran": a. Private to "concentre": -.

"concentran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "concentre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concentrancconcentran · cnocentran · cocnentran · conccentran · concenntran · concenrtan · concentarn · concentrann
  • concentrecconcentre · cnocentre · cocnentre · conccentre · concenntre · concenrte · concenter · concentrre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concentran" and "concentre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾãn] versus [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concentran" or "concentre"?
"concentran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,794 in our Spanish list, against #47,017 for "concentre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "concentran" and "concentre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concentran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concentre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concentran" and "concentre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrar vs concentre". 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 #47,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list