conversion
/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/
"conversion" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conversion” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,746 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,746
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of converting something or someone.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conversion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conversion” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for conversion is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,746 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for conversion, with forms such as "cconversion", "cnoversion", and "conevrsion". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "convention", "confession", "concession", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō. The correct English form is conversion, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of converting something or someone.
- 2A software product converted from one platform to another.
- 3A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
- 4A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
- 5An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
- 6An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
- 7Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
- 8Living space in a part of a building that was previously uninhabitable, or the process of constructing such living space.
- 9The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
- 10The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
- 11The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
- 12A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
- 13Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.
Etymology
From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconversion,cnoversion,conevrsion,connversion,converison,converrsion,conversino,conversionn,conversoin,converssion,convertion,convesrion,convresion,convversion,covnersion,ocnversion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conversion - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “conversion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “convention” - see the side-by-side comparison. conversion vs convention
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.