conclusive
/kənˈkluːsɪv/adjective
conclusive is spelled C-O-N-C-L-U-S-I-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conclusive means “Pertaining to a conclusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conclusive?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-L-U-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 conclusive?
Conclusive appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 conclusive?
- /kənˈkluːsɪv/
- /kəŋˈkluːsɪv/
Conclusive 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-conclusive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conclusive
- more conclusive comparative
- most conclusive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conclusive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a conclusion.
- 2
Providing an end to something; decisive.
The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conclusive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conclusif , concluant |
| German | schlüssig, konkludent , endgültig, entscheidend |
| Portuguese | conclusivo , decisivo |
| Spanish | concluyente, conclusivo , decisivo, tajante |
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 conclusive come from?
From French conclusif, from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclūsīvē (“conclusively”), from past participle of concludere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).