Which to use
“conclues” is a verb and “conclus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,868
- “conclues” frequency rank
- #16,327
- “conclus” frequency rank
- 52195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclues | conclus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de conclure. | Pluriel de conclu. |
Same sound, different letters: conclues vs conclus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. conclues runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against conclus's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - conclues / conclus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conclues 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclues is recorded at frequency rank #35,868, 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 52195, this pair ranks #149,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conclues vs conclus
Shared letters: clnosu. Private to "conclues": e. Private to "conclus": -.
"conclues" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "conclus" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"conclues" and "conclus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "conclues" 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 #149,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclues" and "conclus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conclues 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 #149,421 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.