Which to use
“conclues” is a verb and “conçues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,868
- “conclues” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “conçues” frequency rank
- 50983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclues | conçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de conclure. | Féminin pluriel de conçu. |
Where the eye mixes conclues and conçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conclues runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against conçues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conclues with conçues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conclues is \kɔ̃.kly\ while conçues is \kɔ̃.sy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50983, 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\. conçues is at rank #15,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy\.
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 50983, this pair ranks #158,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conclues vs conçues
Shared letters: cenosu. Private to "conclues": l. Private to "conçues": ç.
"conclues" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "conçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conclues ← cconclues · cnoclues · cocnlues · concclues · concleus · concllues · concluess · concluse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conclues" and "conçues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conclues" or "conçues"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conclues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclues" and "conçues" 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 #158,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.