conciernevsconvieneWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“concierne” and “conviene” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,558
“concierne” frequency rank
#3,389
“conviene” frequency rank
15947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concierne conviene
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concernir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convenir.

Where the eye mixes concierne and conviene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concierne runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against conviene's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
concierne
8 ch
conviene

Look-alike desk: concierne vs conviene

A purely visual mix-up. concierne ([kõnˈsjeɾne]) and conviene ([kõmˈbjene]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concierne is recorded at frequency rank #12,558, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsjeɾne]. conviene is at rank #3,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbjene].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 15947, this pair ranks #278,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concierne vs conviene

Shared letters: ceino. Private to "concierne": r. Private to "conviene": v.

"concierne" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "conviene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concierne ← cconcierne · cnocierne · cocnierne · conccierne · conceirne · concienre · concieren · conciernne
  • conviene ← cconviene · cnoviene · conbiene · conivene · connviene · conveine · convieen · convienne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concierne" for "conviene" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsjeɾne] versus [kõmˈbjene]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concierne" or "conviene"?
"conviene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,389 in our Spanish list, against #12,558 for "concierne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "concierne" and "conviene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concierne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conviene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concierne" and "conviene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concierne vs conciernen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #278,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list