Which to use
“concentrer” and “concentrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,738
- “concentrer” frequency rank
- #32,754
- “concentrez” frequency rank
- 37492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrer | concentrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunir en un centre ce qui est dispersé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concentrer. |
Same sound, different letters: concentrer vs concentrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. concentrer and concentrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: concentrer vs concentrez
This is the hard kind. concentrer and concentrez are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “concentrer” becomes z in “concentrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrer is recorded at frequency rank #4,738, classified as averb, 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 37492, this pair ranks #262,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentrer vs concentrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentrer": -. Private to "concentrez": z.
"concentrer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "concentrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrer ← cconcentrer · cnocentrer · cocnentrer · conccentrer · concenntrer · concenrter · concenterr · concentrerr
- concentrez ← cconcentrez · cnocentrez · cocnentrez · conccentrez · concenntrez · concenrtez · concenterz · concentrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concentrer" and "concentrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concentrer" vs "concentrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "concentrer" / "concentrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrer" 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 #262,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrer" 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 #262,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.