Which to use
“conclusions” and “confusions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,417
- “conclusions” frequency rank
- #30,535
- “confusions” frequency rank
- 34952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conclusions | confusions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conclusion. | Pluriel de confusion. |
Where the eye mixes conclusions and confusions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conclusions vs confusions
A purely visual mix-up. conclusions (\kɔ̃.kly.zjɔ̃\) and confusions (\kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\) 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 34952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conclusions is recorded at frequency rank #4,417, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kly.zjɔ̃\. confusions is at rank #30,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\.
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 34952, this pair ranks #280,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conclusions vs confusions
Shared letters: cinosu. Private to "conclusions": l. Private to "confusions": f.
"conclusions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC · "confusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conclusions ← cconclusions · cnoclusions · cocnlusions · concclusions · concllusions · conclsuions · concluisons · conclusinos
- confusions ← cconfusions · cnofusions · cofnusions · conffusions · confsuions · confuisons · confusinos · confusionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conclusions" for "confusions" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "conclusions" or "confusions" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "conclusions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confusions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conclusions" and "confusions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confusions vs contusion". 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 #280,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.