Which to use
“concordent” is a verb and “concurrent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,854
- “concordent” frequency rank
- #9,625
- “concurrent” frequency rank
- 53479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concordent | concurrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concorder. | Qui se rencontre avec. |
Where the eye mixes concordent and concurrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concordent with concurrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concordent is \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\ while concurrent is \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concordent is recorded at frequency rank #43,854, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\. concurrent is at rank #9,625, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\.
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 53479, this pair ranks #140,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concordent vs concurrent
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concordent": d. Private to "concurrent": u.
"concordent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "concurrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concordent ← cconcordent · cnocordent · cocnordent · conccordent · concodrent · concorddent · concordennt · concordentt
- concurrent ← cconcurrent · cnocurrent · cocnurrent · conccurrent · concrurent · concurent · concurernt · concurrennt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concordent" for "concurrent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concordent" or "concurrent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concordent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concurrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concordent" and "concurrent" 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 #140,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.