concurrentesvsconcurrentsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,147
“concurrentes” frequency rank
#6,279
“concurrents” frequency rank
29426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concurrentes concurrents
Definition Féminin pluriel de concurrent. Masculin pluriel de concurrent.

Where the eye mixes concurrentes and concurrents

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
concurrentes
11 ch
concurrents

Visual trap between concurrentes and concurrents

A purely visual mix-up. concurrentes (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\) and concurrents (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concurrentes is recorded at frequency rank #23,147, classified as anadj, 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 29426, this pair ranks #316,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concurrentes vs concurrents

Shared letters: cenorstu. Private to "concurrentes": -. Private to "concurrents": -.

"concurrentes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "concurrents" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concurrentescconcurrentes · cnocurrentes · cocnurrentes · conccurrentes · concrurentes · concurentes · concurerntes · concurrenets
  • concurrentscconcurrents · cnocurrents · cocnurrents · conccurrents · concrurents · concurents · concurernts · concurrennts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concurrentes" and "concurrents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t\ versus \kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "concurrentes" or "concurrents" show up more?
"concurrents" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,279 in our French list, against #23,147 for "concurrentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "concurrentes" 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 #316,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concurrentes" and "concurrents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurrentes vs concurrentiels". 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 #316,753 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