conclusion
/kənˈkluːʒən/noun
conclusion is spelled C-O-N-C-L-U-S-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conclusion means “The end, finish, close or last part of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conclusion is conclusions.
How many letters and syllables are in conclusion?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,612th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conclusion?
Conclusion appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conclusion?
- /kənˈkluːʒən/
Conclusion has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-conclusion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conclusion
- conclusions plural
- concl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conclusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- 2
The outcome or result of a process or act.
- 3
A decision reached after careful thought.
The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
- 4
In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- 5
obsoleteAn experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
- 6
The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- 7
An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- 8
arrangement; settlement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate conclusion?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of conclusion: concl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conclusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conclusion, fin |
| German | Schluss, Ende , Abschluss, Ergebnis , Schlussfolgerung , logische Schlussfolgerung |
| Portuguese | conclusão |
| Spanish | conclusión, neta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does conclusion come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).