convey
/kənˈveɪ/verb
convey is spelled C-O-N-V-E-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, convey means “To move (something) from one place to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in convey?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-V-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is convey?
Convey appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce convey?
- /kənˈveɪ/
Convey has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-convey.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of convey
- conveys present, singular, he/she/it
- conveying participle, present
- conveyed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does convey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move (something) from one place to another.
Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
- 2
datedTo take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
- 3
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
to convey an impression; to convey information
- 4
To transfer legal rights (to).
He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
- 5
obsoleteTo manage with privacy; to carry out.
- 6
obsoleteTo carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Convey in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | befördern, transportieren, verfrachten , übermitteln, ausrichten |
| Portuguese | transportar, enviar , transmitir, comunicar, expressar |
| French | véhiculer, communiquer , transporter |
| Spanish | enunciar, efundir, expremir , trasladar, transladar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does convey come from?
From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).