Which to use
“conclus” and “concours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,327
- “conclus” frequency rank
- #1,057
- “concours” frequency rank
- 17384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclus | concours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conclu. | Action de tendre vers un même but, de coopérer. |
Where the eye mixes conclus and concours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conclus and concours
A purely visual mix-up. conclus (\kɔ̃.kly\) and concours (\kɔ̃.kuʁ\) 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 17384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclus is recorded at frequency rank #16,327, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kly\. concours is at rank #1,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kuʁ\.
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 17384, this pair ranks #383,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conclus vs concours
Shared letters: cnosu. Private to "conclus": l. Private to "concours": r.
"conclus" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "concours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conclus" and "concours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conclus" or "concours"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclus" and "concours" 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 #383,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.