Which to use
“concentrar” and “concentre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,381
- “concentrar” frequency rank
- #47,017
- “concentre” frequency rank
- 64398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrar | concentre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de concentrar. |
Where the eye mixes concentrar and concentre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concentrar 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.
Visual trap between concentrar and concentre
A purely visual mix-up. concentrar ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 64398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrar is recorded at frequency rank #17,381, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. 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 64398, this pair ranks #45,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concentrar vs concentre
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentrar": a. Private to "concentre": -.
"concentrar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "concentre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrar ← cconcentrar · cnocentrar · cocnentrar · conccentrar · concenntrar · concenrtar · concentarr · concentrarr
- concentre ← cconcentre · cnocentre · cocnentre · conccentre · concenntre · concenrte · concenter · concentrre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concentrar" and "concentre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concentrar" vs "concentre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrar" 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 #45,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrar" and "concentre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentran 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 #45,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.