Which to use
“convence” and “convenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,563
- “convence” frequency rank
- #29,130
- “convenía” frequency rank
- 41693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convence | convenía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convencer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convenir. |
Where the eye mixes convence and convenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. convence (CVCCVCCV) and convenía (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: convence vs convenía
A purely visual mix-up. convence ([kõmˈbẽnse]) and convenía ([kõmbeˈnia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convence is recorded at frequency rank #12,563, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbẽnse]. convenía is at rank #29,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbeˈnia].
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 41693, this pair ranks #152,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convence vs convenía
Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convence": -. Private to "convenía": aí.
"convence" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "convenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convence ← cconvence · cnovence · conbence · conevnce · connvence · convecne · convencce · convenec
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convence" for "convenía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convence" vs "convenía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convence" and "convenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convenía". 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 #152,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.