concessãovsconclusãoConfusable pair

Which to use

“concessão” and “conclusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,297
“concessão” frequency rank
#2,624
“conclusão” frequency rank
6921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concessão conclusão
Definition privilégio, direito ou vantagem concedida em favor de outro ação ou resultado de concluir

Where the eye mixes concessão and conclusão

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concessão (CVCCVCCVV) and conclusão (CVCCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
concessão
9 ch
conclusão

Why the eye confuses concessão with conclusão

A purely visual mix-up. concessão (/kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and conclusão (/kõ.klu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 6921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concessão is recorded at frequency rank #4,297, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. conclusão is at rank #2,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.klu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.

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 6921, this pair ranks #67,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concessão vs conclusão

Shared letters: cnosã. Private to "concessão": e. Private to "conclusão": lu.

"concessão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "conclusão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concessão" for "conclusão" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /kõ.klu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concessão" or "conclusão"?
"conclusão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,624 in our Portuguese list, against #4,297 for "concessão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concessão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conclusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concessão" and "conclusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concessão vs condessa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #67,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list