Which to use
“concours” is a noun and “conçues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,057
- “concours” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “conçues” frequency rank
- 16172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concours | conçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de tendre vers un même but, de coopérer. | Féminin pluriel de conçu. |
Where the eye mixes concours and conçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: concours vs conçues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concours is \kɔ̃.kuʁ\ while conçues is \kɔ̃.sy\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concours is recorded at frequency rank #1,057, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kuʁ\. conçues is at rank #15,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy\.
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 16172, this pair ranks #389,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concours vs conçues
Shared letters: cnosu. Private to "concours": r. Private to "conçues": eç.
"concours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "conçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concours ← cconcours · cnocours · cocnours · conccours · concorus · concourrs · concourss · concousr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concours" and "conçues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "concours" or "conçues"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concours" and "conçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conçues vs congres". 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 #389,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.