concurrencevsconcurrenteConfusable pair

Which to use

“concurrence” and “concurrente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,168
“concurrence” frequency rank
#24,915
“concurrente” frequency rank
27083
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concurrence concurrente
Definition Compétition de plusieurs personnes qui recherchent un même objet, une même chose. Celle qui poursuit une même chose, et en même temps qu’un autre.

Where the eye mixes concurrence and concurrente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
concurrence
11 ch
concurrente

Why the eye confuses concurrence with concurrente

A purely visual mix-up. concurrence (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s\) and concurrente (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) 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 a single letter - c in “concurrence” becomes t in “concurrente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concurrence is recorded at frequency rank #2,168, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s\. concurrente is at rank #24,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\.

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 27083, this pair ranks #331,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concurrence vs concurrente

Shared letters: cenoru. Private to "concurrence": -. Private to "concurrente": t.

"concurrence" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "concurrente" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concurrencecconcurrence · cnocurrence · cocnurrence · conccurrence · concrurence · concurence · concurernce · concurrecne
  • concurrentecconcurrente · cnocurrente · cocnurrente · conccurrente · concrurente · concurente · concurernte · concurrenet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concurrence" and "concurrente" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s\ versus \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concurrence" vs "concurrente" - which ranks higher?
"concurrence" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,168 in our French list, against #24,915 for "concurrente". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "concurrence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concurrente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #331,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concurrence" and "concurrente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurrente vs concurrentes". 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 #331,177 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list