Which to use
“concernaient” and “concernent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,533
- “concernaient” frequency rank
- #6,277
- “concernent” frequency rank
- 36810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concernaient | concernent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait de concerner. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concerner. |
Where the eye mixes concernaient and concernent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concernaient with concernent
A purely visual mix-up. concernaient (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ\) and concernent (\kɔ̃.sɛʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36810, 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\. concernent is at rank #6,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁn\.
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 36810, this pair ranks #266,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concernaient vs concernent
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concernaient": ai. Private to "concernent": -.
"concernaient" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVVCC · "concernent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concernaient ← cconcernaient · cnocernaient · cocnernaient · conccernaient · concenraient · conceranient · concernaeint · concernaiennt
- concernent ← cconcernent · cnocernent · cocnernent · conccernent · concenrent · concerennt · concernennt · concernentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concernaient" and "concernent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "concernaient" or "concernent"?
What to do next
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 "concernent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concernaient" and "concernent" 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 #266,972 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.