convict
con·vict/kənˈvɪkt/verb, noun
convict is spelled C-O-N-V-I-C-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (con·vict). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, convict means “To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in convict?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-V-I-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·vict |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is convict?
Convict appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 convict?
- /kənˈvɪkt/
As a noun (“A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body”): /ˈkɒnvɪkt/, /ˈkɑnvɪkt/.
Convict has 2 syllables, split con·vict in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-convict-verb.ogg, En-us-convict-noun.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of convict
- convicts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- convicting participle, present
- convicted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does convict mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
He was a convicted felon.
- 2
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
noun
- 1
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- 2
A person deported to a penal colony.
- 3
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
- 4
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Convict in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | condamner , criminel , bagnard |
| German | verurteilen , Sträfling |
| Portuguese | condenar , condenado |
| Spanish | condenar, sentenciar, culpabilizar , convicto , convencer |
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 convict come from?
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).