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

#47,670
“concurre” frequency rank
#39,123
“concurren” frequency rank
86793
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concurre concurren
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concurrir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concurrir.

Where the eye mixes concurre and concurren

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

8 ch
concurre
9 ch
concurren

Why the eye confuses concurre with concurren

A purely visual mix-up. concurre ([kõŋˈkure]) and concurren ([kõŋˈkurẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “concurre” sits inside “concurren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concurre is recorded at frequency rank #47,670, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkure]. concurren is at rank #39,123, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkurẽn].

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 86793, this pair ranks #5,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concurre vs concurren

Shared letters: cenoru. Private to "concurre": -. Private to "concurren": -.

"concurre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "concurren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concurre ← cconcurre · cnocurre · cocnurre · conccurre · concrure · concure · concurer · conncurre
  • concurren ← cconcurren · cnocurren · cocnurren · conccurren · concruren · concuren · concurern · concurrenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concurre" and "concurren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈkure] versus [kõŋˈkurẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concurre" or "concurren"?
"concurren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,123 in our Spanish list, against #47,670 for "concurre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concurre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concurren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concurre" and "concurren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurren vs concurrente". 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 #5,010 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