Which to use
“conflicted” and “convicted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,758
- “conflicted” frequency rank
- #5,113
- “convicted” frequency rank
- 26871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conflicted | convicted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of conflict | simple past and past participle of convict |
Where the eye mixes conflicted and convicted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conflicted vs convicted
A purely visual mix-up. conflicted (/kənˈflɪktɪd/) and convicted (/kənˈvɪktɪd/) 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 26871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conflicted is recorded at frequency rank #21,758, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈflɪktɪd/. convicted is at rank #5,113, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈvɪktɪd/.
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 26871, this pair ranks #383,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conflicted vs convicted
Shared letters: cdeinot. Private to "conflicted": fl. Private to "convicted": v.
"conflicted" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "convicted" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conflicted ← cconflicted · cnoflicted · cofnlicted · confflicted · confilcted · conflcited · confliccted · conflicetd
- convicted ← cconvicted · cnovicted · conivcted · connvicted · convcited · conviccted · convicetd · convictde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conflicted" for "convicted" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "conflicted" or "convicted" show up more?
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 "conflicted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convicted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conflicted" and "convicted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conflict vs conflicted". 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 #383,405 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.