Which to use
“concentre” and “consentie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,484
- “concentre” frequency rank
- #32,761
- “consentie” frequency rank
- 39245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentre | consentie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe consentir. |
Where the eye mixes concentre and consentie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concentre (CVCCVCCCV) and consentie (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses concentre with consentie
A purely visual mix-up. concentre (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ\) and consentie (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39245, 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\. consentie is at rank #32,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti\.
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 39245, this pair ranks #249,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentre vs consentie
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "concentre": r. Private to "consentie": is.
"concentre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "consentie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concentre" and "consentie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concentre" vs "consentie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "consentie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentre" and "consentie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consentie 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 #249,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.