Which to use
“conçoivent” and “concourent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,884
- “conçoivent” frequency rank
- #35,434
- “concourent” frequency rank
- 71318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conçoivent | concourent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concevoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concourir. |
Where the eye mixes conçoivent and concourent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conçoivent and concourent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between conçoivent and concourent
A purely visual mix-up. conçoivent (\kɔ̃.swav\) and concourent (\kɔ̃.kuʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conçoivent is recorded at frequency rank #35,884, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.swav\. concourent is at rank #35,434, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kuʁ\.
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 71318, this pair ranks #47,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conçoivent vs concourent
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "conçoivent": ivç. Private to "concourent": ru.
"conçoivent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "concourent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concourent ← cconcourent · cnocourent · cocnourent · conccourent · concoruent · concouernt · concourennt · concourentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conçoivent" and "concourent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conçoivent" or "concourent"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conçoivent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concourent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conçoivent" and "concourent" 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 #47,969 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.