concordatvsconcordentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: concordat is a noun, concordent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“concordat” is a noun and “concordent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,742
“concordat” frequency rank
#43,854
“concordent” frequency rank
71596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concordat concordent
Definition Transaction ; accord ; convention. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concorder.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concordat and concordent apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
concordat
10 ch
concordent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concordat is \kɔ̃.kɔʁ.da\ while concordent is \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71596, 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\. concordent is at rank #43,854, tagged as averb, 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 71596, this pair ranks #47,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concordat vs concordent

Shared letters: cdnort. Private to "concordat": a. Private to "concordent": e.

"concordat" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "concordent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concordatcconcordat · cnocordat · cocnordat · conccordat · concodrat · concoradt · concordatt · concorddat
  • concordentcconcordent · cnocordent · cocnordent · conccordent · concodrent · concorddent · concordennt · concordentt

Frequency comparison

concordat#27,742
concordent#43,854

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concordat" and "concordent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concordat" is a noun and "concordent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concordat" or "concordent"?
"concordat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,742 in our French list, against #43,854 for "concordent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concordat vs concordent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “concordat”; for a verb, it's “concordent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concordat” 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