Which to use
“concernaient” is a verb and “concernant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,533
- “concernaient” frequency rank
- #997
- “concernant” frequency rank
- 31530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concernaient | concernant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait de concerner. | Inquiétant, qui pousse à la réflexion. |
Where the eye mixes concernaient and concernant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concernaient with concernant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concernaient is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ\ while concernant is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concernaient is recorded at frequency rank #30,533, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ\. concernant is at rank #997, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃\.
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 31530, this pair ranks #303,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concernaient vs concernant
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concernaient": i. Private to "concernant": -.
"concernaient" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVVCC · "concernant" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concernaient ← cconcernaient · cnocernaient · cocnernaient · conccernaient · concenraient · conceranient · concernaeint · concernaiennt
- concernant ← cconcernant · cnocernant · cocnernant · conccernant · concenrant · concerannt · concernannt · concernantt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concernaient" for "concernant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concernaient" vs "concernant" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concernaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concernant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concernaient" and "concernant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concernaient vs contenaient". 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 #303,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.