concluvsconcluesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: conclu is a noun, conclues is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conclu” is a noun and “conclues” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,655
“conclu” frequency rank
#35,868
“conclues” frequency rank
40523
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conclu conclues
Definition Conclusion. Participe passé féminin pluriel de conclure.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conclu and conclues apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
conclu
8 ch
conclues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conclu and conclues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.kly\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “conclu” sits inside “conclues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conclu is recorded at frequency rank #4,655, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kly\. conclues is at rank #35,868, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kly\.

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 40523, this pair ranks #239,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conclu vs conclues

Shared letters: clnou. Private to "conclu": -. Private to "conclues": es.

"conclu" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "conclues" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conclucconclu · cnoclu · cocnlu · concclu · concllu · concul · conlcu · connclu
  • concluescconclues · cnoclues · cocnlues · concclues · concleus · concllues · concluess · concluse

Frequency comparison

conclu#4,655
conclues#35,868

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conclu" and "conclues" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conclu" is a noun and "conclues" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conclu" or "conclues"?
"conclu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,655 in our French list, against #35,868 for "conclues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering conclu vs conclues

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “conclu”; for a verb, it's “conclues”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conclu” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list