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

#31,289
“convencen” frequency rank
#42,360
“convencí” frequency rank
73649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencen convencí
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convencer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convencer.

Where the eye mixes convencen and convencí

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

9 ch
convencen
8 ch
convencí

Visual trap between convencen and convencí

A purely visual mix-up. convencen ([kõmˈbẽnsẽn]) and convencí ([kõmbẽnˈsi]) 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 73649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convencen is recorded at frequency rank #31,289, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbẽnsẽn]. convencí is at rank #42,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsi].

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 73649, this pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convencen vs convencí

Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convencen": -. Private to "convencí": í.

"convencen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "convencí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convencencconvencen · cnovencen · conbencen · conevncen · connvencen · convecnen · convenccen · convencenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convencen" for "convencí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈbẽnsẽn] versus [kõmbẽnˈsi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "convencen" vs "convencí" - which ranks higher?
"convencen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,289 in our Spanish list, against #42,360 for "convencí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convencen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convencí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencen" and "convencí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convenir". 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 #22,877 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