Which to use
“concedes” and “concludes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,184
- “concedes” frequency rank
- #10,182
- “concludes” frequency rank
- 43366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concedes | concludes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of concede | third-person singular simple present indicative of conclude |
Where the eye mixes concedes and concludes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concedes runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against concludes's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concedes vs concludes
A purely visual mix-up. concedes (/kənˈsiːdz/) and concludes (/kənˈkluːdz/) 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 43366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concedes is recorded at frequency rank #33,184, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːdz/. concludes is at rank #10,182, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈkluːdz/.
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 43366, this pair ranks #240,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concedes vs concludes
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "concedes": -. Private to "concludes": lu.
"concedes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "concludes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concedes" and "concludes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "concedes" or "concludes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "concedes" and "concludes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concedes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concludes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concedes" and "concludes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concede vs concedes". 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 #240,651 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.