convalescent
/ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/
"convalescent" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“convalescent” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,994
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
Corpus desk
Index EN-convalescent · convalescent · English
convalescent · rank #46,994 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,994
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH costal
Nearest frequency peer: costal (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “convalescent”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- collectives
collectives
53,011 corpus weight
- compressive
compressive
53,009 corpus weight
- convalescent
convalescent
53,007 corpus weight
- costal
costal
53,006 corpus weight
- couscous
couscous
53,005 corpus weight
- Crassus
Crassus
53,004 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “convalescent” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convalescent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #46,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “convalescent” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around convalescent (IPA /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,994 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for convalescent, with forms such as "cconvalescent", "cnovalescent", and "conavlescent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce. The correct English form is convalescent, spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
- 2of convalescence or convalescents
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how convalescent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,...
"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"
Etymology
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cconvalescent
- cnovalescent
- conavlescent
- connvalescent
- convaelscent
- convalecsent
- convalesccent
- convalescennt
- convalescentt
- convalescetn
- convalescnet
- convalesecnt
- convalesscent
- convallescent
- convalsecent
- convlaescent
- convvalescent
- covnalescent
- ocnvalescent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convalescent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.