Which to use
“concret” and “concrète” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,363
- “concret” frequency rank
- #10,669
- “concrète” frequency rank
- 19032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concret | concrète |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Concept distinguant le réel de l’imaginaire. | Matière grasse solide à température ambiante. |
Where the eye mixes concret and concrète
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. concret runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against concrète's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concret with concrète
A purely visual mix-up. concret (\kɔ̃.kʁɛ\) and concrète (\kɔ̃.kʁɛt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concret is recorded at frequency rank #8,363, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kʁɛ\. concrète is at rank #10,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kʁɛt\.
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 19032, this pair ranks #375,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concret vs concrète
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concret": -. Private to "concrète": è.
"concret" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "concrète" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concret ← cconcret · cnocret · cocnret · conccret · concrett · concrret · concrte · conncret
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concret" and "concrète" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concret" vs "concrète" - which ranks higher?
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 "concret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concrète" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concret" and "concrète" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concret 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 #375,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.