Which to use
“concentre” is a verb and “concentrée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,484
- “concentre” frequency rank
- #14,226
- “concentrée” frequency rank
- 20710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentre | concentrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. | Féminin singulier de concentré. |
Where the eye mixes concentre and concentrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concentre runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against concentrée's 10 (CVCCVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concentre with concentrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concentre is \kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ\ while concentrée is \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentre is recorded at frequency rank #6,484, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ\. concentrée is at rank #14,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\.
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 20710, this pair ranks #366,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concentre vs concentrée
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentre": -. Private to "concentrée": é.
"concentre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "concentrée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentre ← cconcentre · cnocentre · cocnentre · conccentre · concenntre · concenrte · concenter · concenttre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concentre" and "concentrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concentre" vs "concentrée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentre" and "concentrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrée vs contentée". 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 #366,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.