Which to use
“contienen” and “conviene” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,479
- “contienen” frequency rank
- #3,389
- “conviene” frequency rank
- 8868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contienen | conviene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener o de contenerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convenir. |
Where the eye mixes contienen and conviene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contienen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against conviene's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contienen vs conviene
A purely visual mix-up. contienen ([kõn̪ˈt̪jenẽn]) 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 8868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contienen is recorded at frequency rank #5,479, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪jenẽn]. 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 8868, this pair ranks #303,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contienen vs conviene
Shared letters: ceino. Private to "contienen": t. Private to "conviene": v.
"contienen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "conviene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contienen" and "conviene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contienen" vs "conviene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contienen" and "conviene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contienen" 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 #303,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contienen" and "conviene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs contienen". 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 #303,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.