# convention vs conversion

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### convention
*noun · IPA [kənˈvɛnʃn] · frequency rank #20,554*
übliche Verfahrensweise, Sitte

### conversion
*noun · IPA [kənˈvɜːʃn] · frequency rank #45,204*
(militärisch) Umkehrung, Umdrehung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/convention-vs-conversion