# convent vs convict

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### convent
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.vɛnt/ · frequency rank #15,375*
A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.

### convict
*verb · IPA /kənˈvɪkt/ · frequency rank #13,693*
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

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