Which to use
“concurrence” is a noun and “concurrents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,168
- “concurrence” frequency rank
- #6,279
- “concurrents” frequency rank
- 8447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concurrence | concurrents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compétition de plusieurs personnes qui recherchent un même objet, une même chose. | Masculin pluriel de concurrent. |
Where the eye mixes concurrence and concurrents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concurrence and concurrents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concurrence is \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s\ while concurrents is \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8447, 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\. concurrents is at rank #6,279, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\.
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 8447, this pair ranks #419,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concurrence vs concurrents
Shared letters: cenoru. Private to "concurrence": -. Private to "concurrents": st.
"concurrence" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "concurrents" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concurrence ← cconcurrence · cnocurrence · cocnurrence · conccurrence · concrurence · concurence · concurernce · concurrecne
- concurrents ← cconcurrents · cnocurrents · cocnurrents · conccurrents · concrurents · concurents · concurernts · concurrennts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concurrence" for "concurrents" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "concurrence" or "concurrents" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "concurrents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concurrence" and "concurrents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurrente vs concurrents". 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 #419,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.