concurrentevsconcurrentsConfusable pair

Quick tell: concurrente is a noun, concurrents is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

11 ch
concurrente
11 ch
concurrents

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

  • concurrentecconcurrente · cnocurrente · cocnurrente · conccurrente · concrurente · concurente · concurernte · concurrenet
  • concurrentscconcurrents · cnocurrents · cocnurrents · conccurrents · concrurents · concurents · concurernts · concurrennts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concurrente" and "concurrents" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concurrente" is a noun and "concurrents" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "concurrente" vs "concurrents" - which ranks higher?
"concurrents" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,279 in our French list, against #24,915 for "concurrente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list