# conviction

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #5,668

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **convocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conviction-vs-convocation)
- **condition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conviction)
- **connection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connection-vs-conviction)
- **convention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convention-vs-conviction)
- **convection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convection-vs-conviction)
- **conduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduction-vs-conviction)
- **concoction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concoction-vs-conviction)

## Common misspellings (16)
`cconviction`, `cnoviction`, `conivction`, `connviction`, `convcition`, `convicction`, `conviciton`, `convicsion`, `convictino`, `convictionn`, `convictoin`, `convicttion`, `convitcion`, `convviction`, `covniction`, `ocnviction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conviction