Which to use
“conclure” and “concouru” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,560
- “conclure” frequency rank
- #45,516
- “concouru” frequency rank
- 50076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclure | concouru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrêter ; fixer définitivement. | Participe passé masculin singulier de concourir. |
Where the eye mixes conclure and concouru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conclure (CVCCCVCV) and concouru (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between conclure and concouru
A purely visual mix-up. conclure (\kɔ̃.klyʁ\) and concouru (\kɔ̃.ku.ʁy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclure is recorded at frequency rank #4,560, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.klyʁ\. concouru is at rank #45,516, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ku.ʁy\.
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 50076, this pair ranks #165,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conclure vs concouru
Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "conclure": el. Private to "concouru": -.
"conclure" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "concouru" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conclure" and "concouru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conclure" vs "concouru" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conclure" and "concouru" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conclure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concouru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclure" and "concouru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conclura vs concouru". 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 #165,505 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.