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.
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
- concurrence ← cconcurrence · cnocurrence · cocnurrence · conccurrence · concrurence · concurence · concurernce · concurrecne
- concurrente ← cconcurrente · cnocurrente · cocnurrente · conccurrente · concrurente · concurente · concurernte · concurrenet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concurrence" and "concurrente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concurrence" vs "concurrente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.