# convoy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ · frequency rank #11,006

## Definitions
1. One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
2. A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
3. The act of convoying; protection.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).

## Easily confused with
- **covey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convoy-vs-covey)
- **cowboy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convoy-vs-cowboy)
- **Conway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convoy-vs-conway)
- **Congo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congo-vs-convoy)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condo-vs-convoy)
- **Conor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conor-vs-convoy)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coney-vs-convoy)
- **convo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convo-vs-convoy)
- **convey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convey-vs-convoy)
- **Connor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connor-vs-convoy)
- **condom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condom-vs-convoy)
- **convex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convex-vs-convoy)
- **Condos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condos-vs-convoy)
- **Conley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conley-vs-convoy)
- **Conroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conroy-vs-convoy)
- **condor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condor-vs-convoy)
- **Condon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condon-vs-convoy)
- **Conlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conlon-vs-convoy)
- **conveys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conveys-vs-convoy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cconvoy`, `cnovoy`, `connvoy`, `conovy`, `convoyy`, `convvoy`, `convyo`, `covnoy`, `ocnvoy`

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