concernéesvsconcerneraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“concernées” and “concernera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,085
“concernées” frequency rank
#44,382
“concernera” frequency rank
52467
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concernées concernera
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de concerner. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de concerner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concernées and concernera apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
concernées
10 ch
concernera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. concernées (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\) and concernera (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concernées is recorded at frequency rank #8,085, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\. concernera is at rank #44,382, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa\.

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 52467, this pair ranks #147,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concernées vs concernera

Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concernées": . Private to "concernera": a.

"concernées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "concernera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concerneracconcernera · cnocernera · cocnernera · conccernera · concenrera · concerenra · concernear · concernerra

Frequency comparison

concernées#8,085
concernera#44,382

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concernées" and "concernera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\ versus \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concernées" or "concernera"?
"concernées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,085 in our French list, against #44,382 for "concernera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concernées vs concernera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concernées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list