Which to use
“conduction” and “conviction” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,607
- “conduction” frequency rank
- #5,668
- “conviction” frequency rank
- 35275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conduction | conviction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The conveying of heat or electricity through material. | A firmly held belief. |
Where the eye mixes conduction and conviction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conduction vs conviction
A purely visual mix-up. conduction (/kənˈdʌkʃən/) and conviction (/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/) 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 35275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conduction is recorded at frequency rank #29,607, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈdʌkʃən/. conviction is at rank #5,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/.
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 35275, this pair ranks #313,356 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conduction vs conviction
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "conduction": du. Private to "conviction": v.
"conduction" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "conviction" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conduction ← cconduction · cnoduction · codnuction · condcution · condduction · conducction · conduciton · conducsion
- conviction ← cconviction · cnoviction · conivction · connviction · convcition · convicction · conviciton · convicsion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conduction" for "conviction" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conduction" or "conviction"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conduction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conviction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,356 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conduction" and "conviction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concoction vs conduction". 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 #313,356 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.