Which to use
“concret” is a noun and “concrets” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,363
- “concret” frequency rank
- #12,933
- “concrets” frequency rank
- 21296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concret | concrets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Concept distinguant le réel de l’imaginaire. | Masculin pluriel de concret. |
Same sound, different letters: concret vs concrets
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. concret runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against concrets's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - concret and concrets
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concret and concrets carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.kʁɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “concret” sits inside “concrets”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21296, 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\. concrets is at rank #12,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.kʁɛ\.
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 21296, this pair ranks #363,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concret vs concrets
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concret": -. Private to "concrets": s.
"concret" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "concrets" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concret" and "concrets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "concret" or "concrets"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "concret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concrets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concret" and "concrets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concrets 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 #363,914 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.