Which to use
“concéder” and “concerner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,743
- “concéder” frequency rank
- #19,787
- “concerner” frequency rank
- 47530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concéder | concerner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accorder, octroyer un privilège, une faveur. | Toucher, intéresser sous tel ou tel rapport en parlant des choses. |
Where the eye mixes concéder and concerner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concéder with concerner
A purely visual mix-up. concéder (\kɔ̃.se.de\) and concerner (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\) 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 47530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concéder is recorded at frequency rank #27,743, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.de\. concerner is at rank #19,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\.
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 47530, this pair ranks #186,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concéder vs concerner
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concéder": dé. Private to "concerner": -.
"concéder" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "concerner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concerner ← cconcerner · cnocerner · cocnerner · conccerner · concenrer · concerenr · concernerr · concernner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concéder" and "concerner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concéder" vs "concerner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "concéder" and "concerner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concéder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concerner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concéder" and "concerner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concéder vs congédier". 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 #186,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.