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“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.

10 ch
concentrar
9 ch
concentre

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

  • concentrarcconcentrar · cnocentrar · cocnentrar · conccentrar · concenntrar · concenrtar · concentarr · concentrarr
  • concentrecconcentre · cnocentre · cocnentre · conccentre · concenntre · concenrte · concenter · concentrre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concentrar" and "concentre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] versus [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concentrar" vs "concentre" - which ranks higher?
"concentrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,381 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list