covent

noun

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"covent" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“covent” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,416
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Convent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-covent · covent · English

covent · rank #27,416 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,416
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Covington

Nearest frequency peer: Covington (+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 “covent”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “covent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

covent vs cover
67% similar
covent vs covet
83% similar
covent vs covey
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for covent
PropertyValue
Headwordcovent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,416
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “covent”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coventlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Covington” (#27,417), “cramp” (#27,418), “convene” (#27,413). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “covent” is #27,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around covent, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,416 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Convent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for covent, with forms such as "ccovent", "coevnt", and "covennt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cover", "covet", "covey", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English covent, from Old French covent (modern French couvent). The correct English form is covent, spelled C-O-V-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how covent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And in this yere deyde Huberd erchebisshop of Caunterbury; and thanne the priour and the covent of Caunterbury chosen in there chapytre hous the noble clerk Stephen of Langeton, ayens the kynges will, whome the pope sacred at Viterke.
  2. BARABAS. Marry, the Turk [134] shall be one of my godfathers, But not a word to any of your covent.

Etymology

From Middle English covent, from Old French covent (modern French couvent).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccovent
  • coevnt
  • covennt
  • coventt
  • covetn
  • covnet
  • covvent
  • cvoent
  • ocvent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of covent - 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.

ccovent1coevnt2covennt1coventt1covetn2covnet2covvent1cvoent2
Edit distance from "covent"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "covent"?
"covent" is spelled C-O-V-E-N-T.
What does "covent" mean?
As a noun, "covent" means: Convent.
What words are commonly confused with "covent"?
"covent" is commonly confused with "cover", "covet", "covey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "covent"?
From Middle English covent, from Old French covent (modern French couvent). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "covent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Curran#27,420clamps#27,400Canaan#27,396dredge#27,438

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Connelly9 variantscoinage9 variantsearths9 variantsbrooch9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list