Which to use
“connections” and “conventions” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,147
- “connections” frequency rank
- #9,865
- “conventions” frequency rank
- 14012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connections | conventions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of connection | plural of convention |
Where the eye mixes connections and conventions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: connections vs conventions
A purely visual mix-up. connections (/kəˈnɛkʃənz/) and conventions (/kənˈvɛn.ʃənz/) 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 14012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connections is recorded at frequency rank #4,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈnɛkʃənz/. conventions is at rank #9,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈvɛn.ʃənz/.
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 14012, this pair ranks #472,567 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connections vs conventions
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "connections": -. Private to "conventions": v.
"connections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "conventions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connections ← cconnections · cnonections · conections · conenctions · conncetions · connecctions · connecitons · connectinos
- conventions ← cconventions · cnoventions · conevntions · connventions · convenitons · convenntions · conventinos · conventionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "connections" and "conventions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "connections" or "conventions"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "connections" and "conventions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "connections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conventions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #472,567 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connections" and "conventions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convection vs conventions". 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 #472,567 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.