Which to use
“concession” and “confessions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,039
- “concession” frequency rank
- #14,228
- “confessions” frequency rank
- 21267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concession | confessions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de concéder quelque jouissance, quelque droit. | Pluriel de confession. |
Where the eye mixes concession and confessions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concession runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against confessions's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concession vs confessions
A purely visual mix-up. concession (\kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ̃\) and confessions (\kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ̃\) 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 21267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concession is recorded at frequency rank #7,039, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ̃\. confessions is at rank #14,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ̃\.
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 21267, this pair ranks #364,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concession vs confessions
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concession": -. Private to "confessions": f.
"concession" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "confessions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concession ← cconcession · cnocession · cocnession · conccession · concesion · concesison · concessino · concessionn
- confessions ← cconfessions · cnofessions · cofnessions · conefssions · confesions · confesisons · confessinos · confessionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concession" and "confessions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "concession" or "confessions" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confessions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concession" and "confessions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confessions vs confusions". 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 #364,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.