Which to use
“conde” is a noun and “convex” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,341
- “conde” frequency rank
- #20,597
- “convex” frequency rank
- 58938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | convex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of conn. | Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. |
Letter map: conde vs convex
Shared letters muted; letters that set conde and convex apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. conde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against convex's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for conde / convex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conde is anoun and convexanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #38,341, classified as anoun. convex is at rank #20,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɒn.vɛks/.
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 58938, this pair ranks #109,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs convex
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conde": d. Private to "convex": vx.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "convex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conde" for "convex" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "conde" vs "convex" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "convex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs crone". 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 #109,312 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.