conviction
con·vic·tion/kənˈvɪkʃən/noun
conviction is spelled C-O-N-V-I-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (con·vic·tion). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conviction means “A firmly held belief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conviction is convictions.
How many letters and syllables are in conviction?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-V-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·vic·tion |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th 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 conviction?
Conviction appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th 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 conviction?
- /kənˈvɪkʃən/
- [kənˈvɪkʃən] ~ [kənˈvɪkʃn̩]
Conviction has 3 syllables, split con·vic·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-conviction.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conviction
- convictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conviction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A firmly held belief.
- 2
A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- 3
The state of being wholly convinced.
- 4
The state of being found or proved guilty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conviction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Überzeugung , Verurteilung |
| Portuguese | convicção , condenação |
| Spanish | convicción , convencimiento |
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 conviction come from?
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).