Which to use
“concrètes” and “concrets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,473
- “concrètes” frequency rank
- #12,933
- “concrets” frequency rank
- 23406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concrètes | concrets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de concret. | Masculin pluriel de concret. |
Where the eye mixes concrètes and concrets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concrètes runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against concrets's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concrètes with concrets
A purely visual mix-up. concrètes (\kɔ̃.kʁɛt\) and concrets (\kɔ̃.kʁɛ\) 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 23406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concrètes is recorded at frequency rank #10,473, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.kʁɛt\. 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 23406, this pair ranks #352,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concrètes vs concrets
Shared letters: cenorst. Private to "concrètes": è. Private to "concrets": -.
"concrètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "concrets" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concrets ← cconcrets · cnocrets · cocnrets · conccrets · concrest · concretss · concretts · concrrets
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concrètes" and "concrets" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concrètes" vs "concrets" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concrètes" 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 #352,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concrètes" 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 #352,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.