convincing
/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
"convincing" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“convincing” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,437
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effective as proof or evidence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-convincing · convincing · English
convincing · rank #7,437 · 16 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,437
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH continuously
Nearest frequency peer: continuously (-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 “convincing”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- condemned
condemned
92,567 corpus weight
- configurati…
configuration
92,566 corpus weight
- continuously
continuously
92,565 corpus weight
- convincing
convincing
92,564 corpus weight
- coupled
coupled
92,563 corpus weight
- curiosity
curiosity
92,562 corpus weight
What this shows “convincing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convincing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “convincing”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around convincing (IPA /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,437 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Effective as proof or evidence.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for convincing, with forms such as "cconvincing", "cnovincing", and "conivncing". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "convincingly", "convening", "continuing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 convincing, spelled C-O-N-V-I-N-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Effective as proof or evidence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how convincing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cconvincing
- cnovincing
- conivncing
- connvincing
- convicning
- convinccing
- convincign
- convincingg
- convincinng
- convincnig
- convinicng
- convinncing
- convnicing
- convvincing
- covnincing
- ocnvincing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convincing - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).