Which to use
“concentre” and “concentrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,484
- “concentre” frequency rank
- #32,754
- “concentrez” frequency rank
- 39238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentre | concentrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. |
Where the eye mixes concentre and concentrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concentre runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against concentrez's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concentre vs concentrez
A purely visual mix-up. concentre (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ\) and concentrez (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “concentre” sits inside “concentrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39238, 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\. concentrez is at rank #32,754, tagged as averb, 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 39238, this pair ranks #249,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentre vs concentrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentre": -. Private to "concentrez": z.
"concentre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "concentrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentre ← cconcentre · cnocentre · cocnentre · conccentre · concenntre · concenrte · concenter · concenttre
- concentrez ← cconcentrez · cnocentrez · cocnentrez · conccentrez · concenntrez · concenrtez · concenterz · concentrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concentre" for "concentrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concentre" or "concentrez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentre" and "concentrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrez vs contentez". 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 #249,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.