concluirvsconcluyoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“concluir” and “concluyo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,691
“concluir” frequency rank
#40,722
“concluyo” frequency rank
48413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concluir concluyo
Definition Hacer que algo llegue hasta su fin. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de concluir.

Where the eye mixes concluir and concluyo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. concluir (CVCCCVVC) and concluyo (CVCCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
concluir
8 ch
concluyo

Look-alike desk: concluir vs concluyo

A purely visual mix-up. concluir ([kõŋˈklwiɾ]) and concluyo ([kõŋˈkluʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concluir is recorded at frequency rank #7,691, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈklwiɾ]. concluyo is at rank #40,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkluʝo].

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 48413, this pair ranks #114,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concluir vs concluyo

Shared letters: clnou. Private to "concluir": ir. Private to "concluyo": y.

"concluir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC  ·  "concluyo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concluircconcluir · cnocluir · cocnluir · conccluir · concliur · conclluir · concluirr · concluri
  • concluyocconcluyo · cnocluyo · cocnluyo · conccluyo · conclluyo · concluoy · concluyyo · conclyuo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concluir" for "concluyo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈklwiɾ] versus [kõŋˈkluʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concluir" vs "concluyo" - which ranks higher?
"concluir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,691 in our Spanish list, against #40,722 for "concluyo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concluir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concluyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concluir" and "concluyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concluya vs concluyo". 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 #114,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list