Which to use
“concurre” and “concurrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,670
- “concurre” frequency rank
- #23,722
- “concurrir” frequency rank
- 71392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concurre | concurrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concurrir. | Hacerse presente algo o alguien en un lugar y tiempo en que otros también lo hacen. |
Where the eye mixes concurre and concurrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concurre runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against concurrir's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concurre vs concurrir
A purely visual mix-up. concurre ([kõŋˈkure]) and concurrir ([kõŋkuˈriɾ]) 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 71392, 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]. concurrir is at rank #23,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋkuˈriɾ].
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 71392, this pair ranks #27,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concurre vs concurrir
Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "concurre": e. Private to "concurrir": i.
"concurre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "concurrir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concurre" and "concurrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concurre" or "concurrir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "concurre" and "concurrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concurre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concurrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concurre" and "concurrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurre vs concurren". 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 #27,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.