Which to use
“concordat” and “concorde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,742
- “concordat” frequency rank
- #11,375
- “concorde” frequency rank
- 39117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concordat | concorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transaction ; accord ; convention. | Union de cœurs et de volontés entre des personnes. |
Where the eye mixes concordat and concorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concordat runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against concorde's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concordat vs concorde
A purely visual mix-up. concordat (\kɔ̃.kɔʁ.da\) and concorde (\kɔ̃.kɔʁd\) 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 39117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concordat is recorded at frequency rank #27,742, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔʁ.da\. concorde is at rank #11,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\.
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 39117, this pair ranks #250,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concordat vs concorde
Shared letters: cdnor. Private to "concordat": at. Private to "concorde": e.
"concordat" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "concorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concordat" for "concorde" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "concordat" or "concorde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concordat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concordat" and "concorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concordat 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 #250,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.