concernant

\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“concernant” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#997
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inquiétant, qui pousse à la réflexion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concernant · concernant · French

concernant · rank #997 · 16 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #997
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH changement

Nearest frequency peer: changement (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « concernant »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « concernant » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

concernant vs contenant
80% similar
concernant vs conférant
70% similar
concernant vs convenant
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for concernant
PropertyValue
Headwordconcernant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#997
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « concernant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).concernantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « changement » (#996), « arrivé » (#995), « cul » (#999). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « concernant » est au #997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around concernant (IPA \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #997 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for concernant, with forms such as "cconcernant", "cnocernant", and "cocnernant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "contenant", "conférant", "convenant", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is concernant, spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inquiétant, qui pousse à la réflexion.
  2. 2
    Qui concerne le grand public, la société.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how concernant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. D’un coup, alors qu’on était dans une petite chose gentillette, vaguement ennuyeuse, nous voilà englués dans les bons sentiments et les sujets « concernants ». En vrac : précarité des jeunes, pauvreté des vieux, colocation entre générations, prostitution étudiante…
  2. Il faut pour cela examiner d’abord les formes de présentation de la politique dans les médias télévisuels et donc, explorer cette catégorie des « questions de société », des « sujets concernants » du discours d’information, même quand ils ne sont pas dits politiques.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcernant
  • cnocernant
  • cocnernant
  • conccernant
  • concenrant
  • concerannt
  • concernannt
  • concernantt
  • concernatn
  • concernnant
  • concernnat
  • concerrnant
  • concrenant
  • conecrnant
  • conncernant
  • ocncernant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concernant - 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.

cconcernant1cnocernant2cocnernant2conccernant1concenrant2concerannt2concernannt1concernantt1
Edit distance from "concernant"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concernant"?
"concernant" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\.
What does "concernant" mean?
As an adjective, "concernant" means: Inquiétant, qui pousse à la réflexion.
What words are commonly confused with "concernant"?
"concernant" is commonly confused with "contenant", "conférant", "convenant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concernant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concernant" is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concernant" come from?
"concernant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "concernant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list