Which to use
“concernent” and “concordent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,277
- “concernent” frequency rank
- #43,854
- “concordent” frequency rank
- 50131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concernent | concordent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concerner. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concorder. |
Where the eye mixes concernent and concordent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concernent and concordent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concernent with concordent
A purely visual mix-up. concernent (\kɔ̃.sɛʁn\) and concordent (\kɔ̃.kɔʁd\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concernent is recorded at frequency rank #6,277, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁn\. concordent is at rank #43,854, tagged as averb, 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 50131, this pair ranks #165,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concernent vs concordent
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concernent": -. Private to "concordent": d.
"concernent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "concordent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concernent ← cconcernent · cnocernent · cocnernent · conccernent · concenrent · concerennt · concernennt · concernentt
- concordent ← cconcordent · cnocordent · cocnordent · conccordent · concodrent · concorddent · concordennt · concordentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concernent" and "concordent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "concernent" or "concordent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "concernent" and "concordent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concernent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concordent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concernent" and "concordent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conçoivent vs concordent". 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 #165,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.