Which to use
“concerne” and “confère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,252
- “concerne” frequency rank
- #11,938
- “confère” frequency rank
- 13190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concerne | confère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concerner. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conférer. |
Where the eye mixes concerne and confère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. concerne runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against confère's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concerne and confère
A purely visual mix-up. concerne (\kɔ̃.sɛʁn\) and confère (\kɔ̃.fɛʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13190, 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\. confère is at rank #11,938, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.fɛʁ\.
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 13190, this pair ranks #402,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concerne vs confère
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concerne": -. Private to "confère": fè.
"concerne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "confère" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concerne ← cconcerne · cnocerne · cocnerne · conccerne · concenre · conceren · concernne · concerrne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concerne" and "confère" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "concerne" or "confère"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concerne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concerne" and "confère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confère vs convers". 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 #402,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.