Which to use
“concourt” and “conçut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,104
- “concourt” frequency rank
- #42,807
- “conçut” frequency rank
- 72911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concourt | conçut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concourir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de concevoir. |
Where the eye mixes concourt and conçut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: concourt vs conçut
A purely visual mix-up. concourt (\kɔ̃.kuʁ\) and conçut (\kɔ̃.sy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concourt is recorded at frequency rank #30,104, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kuʁ\. conçut is at rank #42,807, tagged as averb, 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 72911, this pair ranks #42,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concourt vs conçut
Shared letters: cnotu. Private to "concourt": r. Private to "conçut": ç.
"concourt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "conçut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concourt ← cconcourt · cnocourt · cocnourt · conccourt · concorut · concourrt · concourtt · concoutr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concourt" for "conçut" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "concourt" or "conçut" show up more?
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 "concourt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conçut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concourt" and "conçut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conçut vs cont". 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 #42,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.