convención

[kõmbẽnˈsjõn]

/[kõmbẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“convención” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,406
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convencion · convención · Spanish

convención · rank #4,406 · 17 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,406
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comprensión

Nearest frequency peer: comprensión (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “convención”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “convención” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

convención vs convenio
70% similar
convención vs convenios
70% similar
convención vs convicción
80% similar

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

Key facts for convención
PropertyValue
Headwordconvención
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmbẽnˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,406
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “convención”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).convencióncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “comprensión” (#4,405), “convocatoria” (#4,407), “chilena” (#4,404). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convención” va en #4,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around convención (IPA [kõmbẽnˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,406 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for convención, with forms such as "cconvención", "cnovención", and "conbención". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "convenio", "convenios", "convicción", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is convención, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente.
  2. 2
    Acuerdo o pacto establecido y aceptado por conveniencia.
  3. 3
    Asamblea o reunión formal de carácter profesional o político.

This word in other languages

convention(English)convention(Français)Konvention(Deutsch)convenção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvención
  • cnovención
  • conbención
  • conevnción
  • connvención
  • convecnión
  • convencción
  • convencinó
  • convenciónn
  • convencóin
  • convenicón
  • convennción
  • convensión
  • convneción
  • convvención
  • covnención
  • ocnvención

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convención - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconvención1cnovención2conbención1conevnción2connvención1convecnión2convencción1convencinó2
Edit distance from "convención"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "convención"?
"convención" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbẽnˈsjõn].
What does "convención" mean?
As a noun, "convención" means: Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente.
What words are commonly confused with "convención"?
"convención" is commonly confused with "convenio", "convenios", "convicción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convención"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convención" is [kõmbẽnˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convención" come from?
"convención" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carreteras#4,402encuentras#4,418excelencia#4,423ingenieros#4,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

tradiciones17 variantslegislativo17 variantsprivacidad17 variantsprisioneros17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list