Which to use
“concerne” is a verb and “concorde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,252
- “concerne” frequency rank
- #11,375
- “concorde” frequency rank
- 12627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concerne | concorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concerner. | Union de cœurs et de volontés entre des personnes. |
Where the eye mixes concerne and concorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: concerne vs concorde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concerne is \kɔ̃.sɛʁn\ while concorde is \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12627, 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\. concorde is at rank #11,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\.
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 12627, this pair ranks #404,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concerne vs concorde
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concerne": -. Private to "concorde": d.
"concerne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "concorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concerne" for "concorde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concerne" vs "concorde" - 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 "concorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concerne" and "concorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocarde vs concorde". 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 #404,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.