concernervsconcertéeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#19,787
“concerner” frequency rank
#31,413
“concertée” frequency rank
51200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concerner concertée
Definition Toucher, intéresser sous tel ou tel rapport en parlant des choses. Féminin singulier de concerté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concerner and concertée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
concerner
9 ch
concertée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concerner is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne\ while concertée is \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51200, 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\. concertée is at rank #31,413, 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 51200, this pair ranks #156,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concerner vs concertée

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

"concerner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "concertée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

concerner#19,787
concertée#31,413

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concerner" and "concertée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concerner" is a verb and "concertée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concerner" or "concertée"?
"concerner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,787 in our French list, against #31,413 for "concertée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concerner vs concertée

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 “concertée”.
  • 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