Which to use
“concentrées” is an adjective and “concentrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,942
- “concentrées” frequency rank
- #4,738
- “concentrer” frequency rank
- 30680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrées | concentrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de concentré. | Réunir en un centre ce qui est dispersé. |
Same sound, different letters: concentrées vs concentrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. concentrées runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVVC) against concentrer's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - concentrées / concentrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concentrées and concentrer 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrées is recorded at frequency rank #25,942, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\. concentrer is at rank #4,738, 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 30680, this pair ranks #308,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentrées vs concentrer
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentrées": sé. Private to "concentrer": -.
"concentrées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "concentrer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrer ← cconcentrer · cnocentrer · cocnentrer · conccentrer · concenntrer · concenrter · concenterr · concentrerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concentrées" for "concentrer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concentrées" or "concentrer"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrées" and "concentrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrées vs concentrons". 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 #308,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.