Which to use
“concessionnaire” and “concessionnaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,578
- “concessionnaire” frequency rank
- #20,397
- “concessionnaires” frequency rank
- 36975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concessionnaire | concessionnaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui, celle qui a obtenu une concession de terrain à exploiter ou de travaux publics à exécuter. | Pluriel de concessionnaire. |
Where the eye mixes concessionnaire and concessionnaires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. concessionnaire runs 15 letters (CVCCVCCVVCCVVCV) against concessionnaires's 16 (CVCCVCCVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concessionnaire with concessionnaires
A purely visual mix-up. concessionnaire (\kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ.nɛʁ\) and concessionnaires (\kɔ̃.se.sjɔ.nɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “concessionnaire” sits inside “concessionnaires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concessionnaire is recorded at frequency rank #16,578, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ.nɛʁ\. concessionnaires is at rank #20,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.sjɔ.nɛʁ\.
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 36975, this pair ranks #265,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concessionnaire vs concessionnaires
Shared letters: aceinors. Private to "concessionnaire": -. Private to "concessionnaires": -.
"concessionnaire" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVVCV · "concessionnaires" · 16 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concessionnaire ← cconcessionnaire · cnocessionnaire · cocnessionnaire · conccessionnaire · concesionnaire · concesisonnaire · concessinonaire · concessionaire
- concessionnaires ← cconcessionnaires · cnocessionnaires · cocnessionnaires · conccessionnaires · concesionnaires · concesisonnaires · concessinonaires · concessionaires
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concessionnaire" and "concessionnaires" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "concessionnaire" or "concessionnaires"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concessionnaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concessionnaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #265,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.