Which to use
“concrète” is a noun and “concrètes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,669
- “concrète” frequency rank
- #10,473
- “concrètes” frequency rank
- 21142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concrète | concrètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Matière grasse solide à température ambiante. | Féminin pluriel de concret. |
Same sound, different letters: concrète vs concrètes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. concrète runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against concrètes's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - concrète / concrètes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: concrète and concrètes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.kʁɛt\. 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) - “concrète” sits inside “concrètes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concrète is recorded at frequency rank #10,669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kʁɛt\. concrètes is at rank #10,473, tagged as anadj, 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 21142, this pair ranks #364,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concrète vs concrètes
Shared letters: cenortè. Private to "concrète": -. Private to "concrètes": s.
"concrète" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "concrètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concrète" for "concrètes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concrète" or "concrètes"?
Useful next steps
"concrète" and "concrètes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "concrète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concrètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concrète" and "concrètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concerté vs concrète". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.