concentration
\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“concentration” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,669 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,669
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de regrouper en un point ou une zone ce qui était dispersé.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concentration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #3,669 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “concentration” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for concentration is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,669 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for concentration, with forms such as "cconcentration", "cnocentration", and "cocnentration". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "concertation", "concentrations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is concentration, spelled C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de regrouper en un point ou une zone ce qui était dispersé.
- 2Quantité relative d'une substance par rapport à un milieu.
- 3Présence d'un grand nombre de choses ou de personnes apparentées dans une zone restreinte.
- 4Action de faire porter la pensée sur une idée ou une action précise, de façon spontanée ou moyennant un effort particulier.
- 5Action de concentrer des forces productives, agrandissement des entreprises par la réunion de plusieurs d'entre elles par voie de fusion ou de regroupement d'établissements différents d'une même société permettant ainsi la réduction des frais généraux.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconcentration,cnocentration,cocnentration,conccentration,concenntration,concenrtation,concentartion,concentraiton,concentratino,concentrationn,concentratoin,concentrattion,concentrration,concentrtaion,concenttration,concetnration,concnetration,conecntration,conncentration,ocncentration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concentration - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “concentration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “concertation” - see the side-by-side comparison. concentration vs concertation
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.