Which to use
“convey” is a verb and “covey” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,155
- “convey” frequency rank
- #46,402
- “covey” frequency rank
- 55557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convey | covey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To move (something) from one place to another. | A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus). |
Where the eye mixes convey and covey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. convey runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against covey's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses convey with covey
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convey is /kənˈveɪ/ while covey is /ˈkʌvi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convey is recorded at frequency rank #9,155, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈveɪ/. covey is at rank #46,402, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʌvi/.
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 55557, this pair ranks #132,727 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convey vs covey
Shared letters: ceovy. Private to "convey": n. Private to "covey": -.
"convey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "covey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convey" and "covey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "convey" or "covey"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "convey" and "covey" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "covey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,727 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convey" and "covey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "covey vs cower". 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 #132,727 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.