Which to use
“concurrente” is a noun and “concurrents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,915
- “concurrente” frequency rank
- #6,279
- “concurrents” frequency rank
- 31194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concurrente | concurrents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui poursuit une même chose, et en même temps qu’un autre. | Masculin pluriel de concurrent. |
Where the eye mixes concurrente and concurrents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concurrente and concurrents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concurrente is \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\ while concurrents is \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “concurrente” becomes s in “concurrents”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concurrente is recorded at frequency rank #24,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\. 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 31194, this pair ranks #305,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concurrente vs concurrents
Shared letters: cenortu. Private to "concurrente": -. Private to "concurrents": s.
"concurrente" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "concurrents" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concurrente ← cconcurrente · cnocurrente · cocnurrente · conccurrente · concrurente · concurente · concurernte · concurrenet
- concurrents ← cconcurrents · cnocurrents · cocnurrents · conccurrents · concrurents · concurents · concurernts · concurrennts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concurrente" and "concurrents" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concurrente" vs "concurrents" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concurrente" 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 #305,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concurrente" and "concurrents" 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 #305,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.