Which to use
“concentrées” is an adjective and “concentrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,942
- “concentrées” frequency rank
- #32,754
- “concentrez” frequency rank
- 58696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrées | concentrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de concentré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. |
Same sound, different letters: concentrées vs concentrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. concentrées runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVVC) against concentrez's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: concentrées vs concentrez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concentrées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58696, 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\. 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 58696, this pair ranks #107,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concentrées vs concentrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentrées": sé. Private to "concentrez": z.
"concentrées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "concentrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrez ← cconcentrez · cnocentrez · cocnentrez · conccentrez · concenntrez · concenrtez · concenterz · concentrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concentrées" and "concentrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concentrées" vs "concentrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "concentrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrées" and "concentrez" 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 #107,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.