# convicted vs convinced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### convicted
*verb · IPA /kənˈvɪktɪd/ · frequency rank #5,113*
simple past and past participle of convict

### convinced
*adjective · IPA /kənˈvɪnst/ · frequency rank #3,612*
In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

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