convoy

[kõmˈboj]

/[kõmˈboj]/ noun

The verdict

“convoy” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,575
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escolta o guardia que se destina para llevar con seguridad y resguardo alguna cosa por mar o por tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convoy · convoy · Spanish

convoy · rank #15,575 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,575
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH convenga

Nearest frequency peer: convenga (-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 “convoy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “convoy” 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).

convoy vs cowboy
67% similar
convoy vs coño
50% similar
convoy vs contó
50% similar

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

Key facts for convoy
PropertyValue
Headwordconvoy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmˈboj]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,575
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “convoy”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “convenga” (#15,574), “Coronado” (#15,576), “contratista” (#15,573). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convoy” va en #15,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around convoy (IPA [kõmˈboj]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,575 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for convoy, with forms such as "cconvoy", "cnovoy", and "conboy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "cowboy", "coño", "contó", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 convoy, spelled C-O-N-V-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escolta o guardia que se destina para llevar con seguridad y resguardo alguna cosa por mar o por tierra.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de los buques o carruajes, efectos o pertrechos escoltados.
  3. 3
    Grupo de vehículos, terrestres o marítimos, que viajan juntos para darse apoyo mutuo o para protegerse unos a otros.
  4. 4
    Séquito o acompañamiento.
  5. 5
    Conjunto de salero, aceitera y vinagrera.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvoy
  • cnovoy
  • conboy
  • connvoy
  • conovy
  • convoyy
  • convvoy
  • convyo
  • covnoy
  • ocnvoy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconvoy1cnovoy2conboy1connvoy1conovy2convoyy1convvoy1convyo2
Edit distance from "convoy"

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 "convoy"?
"convoy" is spelled C-O-N-V-O-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈboj].
What does "convoy" mean?
As a noun, "convoy" means: Escolta o guardia que se destina para llevar con seguridad y resguardo alguna cosa por mar o por tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "convoy"?
"convoy" is commonly confused with "cowboy", "coño", "contó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convoy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convoy" is [kõmˈboj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convoy" come from?
"convoy" 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 "convoy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list