concernervsconcertéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: concerner is a verb, concerté is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“concerner” is a verb and “concerté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,787
“concerner” frequency rank
#38,719
“concerté” frequency rank
58506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concerner concerté
Definition Toucher, intéresser sous tel ou tel rapport en parlant des choses. Qui est trop étudié, affecté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concerner and concerté apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
concerner
8 ch
concerté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concerner is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\ while concerté is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concerner is recorded at frequency rank #19,787, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\. concerté is at rank #38,719, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.te\.

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 58506, this pair ranks #108,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concerner vs concerté

Shared letters: cenor. Private to "concerner": -. Private to "concerté": .

"concerner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "concerté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concernercconcerner · cnocerner · cocnerner · conccerner · concenrer · concerenr · concernerr · concernner

Frequency comparison

concerner#19,787
concerté#38,719

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concerner" and "concerté" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concerner" is a verb and "concerté" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concerner" or "concerté"?
"concerner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,787 in our French list, against #38,719 for "concerté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concerner vs concerté

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “concerner”; for an adjective, it's “concerté”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concerner” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list