Which to use
“concerne” and “concernées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,252
- “concerne” frequency rank
- #8,085
- “concernées” frequency rank
- 9337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concerne | concernées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concerner. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de concerner. |
Where the eye mixes concerne and concernées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: concerne vs concernées
A purely visual mix-up. concerne (\kɔ̃.sɛʁn\) and concernées (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\) 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 9337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concerne is recorded at frequency rank #1,252, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁn\. concernées is at rank #8,085, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\.
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 9337, this pair ranks #417,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concerne vs concernées
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concerne": -. Private to "concernées": sé.
"concerne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "concernées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concerne ← cconcerne · cnocerne · cocnerne · conccerne · concenre · conceren · concernne · concerrne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concerne" and "concernées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concerne" vs "concernées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concerne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concernées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concerne" and "concernées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concernées vs concernera". 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 #417,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.