Which to use
“conclue” is a verb and “conclus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,996
- “conclue” frequency rank
- #16,327
- “conclus” frequency rank
- 30323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclue | conclus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de conclure. | Pluriel de conclu. |
Same sound, different letters: conclue vs conclus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. conclue (CVCCCVV) and conclus (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - conclue and conclus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conclue and conclus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.kly\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “conclue” becomes s in “conclus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30323, 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\. conclus is at rank #16,327, tagged as anoun, 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 30323, this pair ranks #311,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conclue vs conclus
Shared letters: clnou. Private to "conclue": e. Private to "conclus": s.
"conclue" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "conclus" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conclue" for "conclus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conclue" vs "conclus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "conclue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conclus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclue" and "conclus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conclura vs conclus". 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 #311,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.