convince
con·vince/kənˈvɪns/verb
convince is spelled C-O-N-V-I-N-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (con·vince). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, convince means “To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in convince?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-V-I-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·vince |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is convince?
Convince appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 convince?
- US /kənˈvɪns/
- US [kʰənˈvɪns]
- /kənˈvəns/
Convince has 2 syllables, split con·vince in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-convince.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with convince?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as convince from its last stressed vowel (/ɪns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of convince
- convinces present, singular, he/she/it
- convincing participle, present
- convinced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does convince mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.
- 2
To persuade.
- 3
obsoleteTo overcome, conquer, vanquish.
- 4
To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
- 5
obsoleteTo confute; to prove wrong.
- 6
obsoleteTo prove guilty; to convict.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Convince in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make someone believe, or feel sure about something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | convaincre, persuader |
| German | überzeugen |
| Portuguese | convencer |
| Spanish | convencer, llevar al huerto, llevarse al huerto |
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 convince come from?
Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).