Which to use
“convinced” is an adjective and “convinces” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,612
- “convinced” frequency rank
- #29,613
- “convinces” frequency rank
- 33225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convinced | convinces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily. | third-person singular simple present indicative of convince |
Where the eye mixes convinced and convinces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convinced and convinces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between convinced and convinces
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convinced is /kənˈvɪnst/ while convinces is /kənˈvɪnsɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “convinced” becomes s in “convinces”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convinced is recorded at frequency rank #3,612, classified as anadj, pronounced /kənˈvɪnst/. convinces is at rank #29,613, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈvɪnsɪz/.
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 33225, this pair ranks #331,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convinced vs convinces
Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "convinced": d. Private to "convinces": s.
"convinced" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "convinces" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convinced" for "convinces" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convinced" vs "convinces" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "convinced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convinces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convinced" and "convinces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confines vs convinces". 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 #331,279 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.