conveys

/kənˈveɪz/

//kənˈveɪz// verb

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"conveys" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conveys” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,222
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of convey

Corpus desk

Index EN-conveys · conveys · English

conveys · rank #23,222 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,222
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH contiguous

Nearest frequency peer: contiguous (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conveys”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conveys” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conveys vs covey
71% similar
conveys vs covers
71% similar
conveys vs convoy
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conveys
PropertyValue
Headwordconveys
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈveɪz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,222
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conveys”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).conveyslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “contiguous” (#23,221), “councilman” (#23,224), “consecrated” (#23,219). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conveys” is #23,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around conveys (IPA /kənˈveɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,222 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of convey".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for conveys, with forms such as "cconveys", "cnoveys", and "conevys". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "covey", "covers", "convoy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is conveys, spelled C-O-N-V-E-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of convey

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconveys
  • cnoveys
  • conevys
  • connveys
  • convesy
  • conveyss
  • conveyys
  • convveys
  • convyes
  • covneys
  • ocnveys

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conveys - 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.

cconveys1cnoveys2conevys2connveys1convesy2conveyss1conveyys1convveys1
Edit distance from "conveys"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conveys"?
"conveys" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈveɪz/.
What does "conveys" mean?
As a verb, "conveys" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of convey
What words are commonly confused with "conveys"?
"conveys" is commonly confused with "covey", "covers", "convoy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conveys"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conveys" is /kənˈveɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conveys" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conveys", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list