Which to use
“concourent” is a verb and “concours” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,434
- “concourent” frequency rank
- #1,057
- “concours” frequency rank
- 36491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concourent | concours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de concourir. | Action de tendre vers un même but, de coopérer. |
Same sound, different letters: concourent vs concours
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. concourent runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against concours's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - concourent / concours
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concourent and concours carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.kuʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concourent is recorded at frequency rank #35,434, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kuʁ\. concours is at rank #1,057, tagged as anoun, 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 36491, this pair ranks #269,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concourent vs concours
Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "concourent": et. Private to "concours": s.
"concourent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "concours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concourent ← cconcourent · cnocourent · cocnourent · conccourent · concoruent · concouernt · concourennt · concourentt
- concours ← cconcours · cnocours · cocnours · conccours · concorus · concourrs · concourss · concousr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concourent" for "concours" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concourent" vs "concours" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"concourent" and "concours" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "concourent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concourent" and "concours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concourent vs connurent". 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 #269,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.