Which to use
“concentrée” is an adjective and “concentrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,226
- “concentrée” frequency rank
- #32,754
- “concentrez” frequency rank
- 46980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrée | concentrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de concentré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. |
Same sound, different letters: concentrée vs concentrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. concentrée (CVCCVCCCVV) and concentrez (CVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - concentrée / concentrez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concentrée and concentrez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrée is recorded at frequency rank #14,226, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\. 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 46980, this pair ranks #190,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentrée vs concentrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentrée": é. Private to "concentrez": z.
"concentrée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "concentrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrez ← cconcentrez · cnocentrez · cocnentrez · conccentrez · concenntrez · concenrtez · concenterz · concentrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concentrée" for "concentrez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "concentrée" or "concentrez" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrée" 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 #190,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrée" 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 #190,562 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.