Which to use
“conclue” and “conclure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,996
- “conclue” frequency rank
- #4,560
- “conclure” frequency rank
- 18556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclue | conclure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de conclure. | Arrêter ; fixer définitivement. |
Where the eye mixes conclue and conclure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conclue runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against conclure's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conclue with conclure
A purely visual mix-up. conclue (\kɔ̃.kly\) and conclure (\kɔ̃.klyʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclue is recorded at frequency rank #13,996, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kly\. conclure is at rank #4,560, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.klyʁ\.
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 18556, this pair ranks #377,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conclue vs conclure
Shared letters: celnou. Private to "conclue": -. Private to "conclure": r.
"conclue" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "conclure" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conclue" for "conclure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conclue" vs "conclure" - 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 "conclue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conclure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclue" and "conclure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conclue vs conclura". 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 #377,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.