Which to use
“conveyed” and “coveted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,112
- “conveyed” frequency rank
- #18,525
- “coveted” frequency rank
- 35637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conveyed | coveted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of convey | simple past and past participle of covet |
Where the eye mixes conveyed and coveted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conveyed runs 8 letters (CVCCVVVC) against coveted's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conveyed with coveted
A purely visual mix-up. conveyed (/kənˈveɪd/) and coveted (/ˈkʌvɪtɪd/) 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 35637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conveyed is recorded at frequency rank #17,112, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈveɪd/. coveted is at rank #18,525, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/.
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 35637, this pair ranks #310,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conveyed vs coveted
Shared letters: cdeov. Private to "conveyed": ny. Private to "coveted": t.
"conveyed" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "coveted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conveyed" and "coveted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conveyed" or "coveted"?
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 "conveyed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coveted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conveyed" and "coveted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convener vs conveyed". 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 #310,255 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.