Which to use
“conclude” and “concludes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,264
- “conclude” frequency rank
- #10,182
- “concludes” frequency rank
- 18446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclude | concludes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To end; to come to an end. | third-person singular simple present indicative of conclude |
Where the eye mixes conclude and concludes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conclude and concludes
A purely visual mix-up. conclude (/kənˈkluːd/) 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 extra letter(s) - “conclude” sits inside “concludes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclude is recorded at frequency rank #8,264, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈkluːd/. 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 18446, this pair ranks #444,856 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conclude vs concludes
Shared letters: cdelnou. Private to "conclude": -. Private to "concludes": s.
"conclude" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "concludes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conclude" for "concludes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conclude" vs "concludes" - which ranks higher?
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 "conclude" 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 #444,856 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclude" and "concludes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conclude vs Concorde". 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 #444,856 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.