convivían

[kõmbiˈβ̞iãn]

/[kõmbiˈβ̞iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“convivían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,103 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,103
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convivir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convivian · convivían · Spanish

convivían · rank #77,103 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,103
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH convite

Nearest frequency peer: convite (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “convivían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “convivían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convivían
PropertyValue
Headwordconvivían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmbiˈβ̞iãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,103
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “convivían” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).convivíancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “convite” (#77,102), “copropiedad” (#77,105), “contagiosos” (#77,098). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convivían” va en #77,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convivían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,103 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõmbiˈβ̞iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convivir.".

convivían has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Spanish form is convivían, spelled C-O-N-V-I-V-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convivir.

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 "convivían"?
"convivían" is spelled C-O-N-V-I-V-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbiˈβ̞iãn].
What does "convivían" mean?
As a verb, "convivían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convivir.
How do you pronounce "convivían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convivían" is [kõmbiˈβ̞iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list