Which to use
“concerne” and “concerner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,252
- “concerne” frequency rank
- #19,787
- “concerner” frequency rank
- 21039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concerne | concerner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concerner. | Toucher, intéresser sous tel ou tel rapport en parlant des choses. |
Where the eye mixes concerne and concerner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concerne runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against concerner's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concerne vs concerner
A purely visual mix-up. concerne (\kɔ̃.sɛʁn\) and concerner (\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 1 extra letter(s) - “concerne” sits inside “concerner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21039, 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\. concerner is at rank #19,787, 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 21039, this pair ranks #365,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concerne vs concerner
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concerne": -. Private to "concerner": -.
"concerne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "concerner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concerne" for "concerner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concerne" vs "concerner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "concerne" and "concerner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concerne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concerner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concerne" and "concerner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concerner 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 #365,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.