convencenvsconvenciónConfusable pair

Quick tell: convencen is a verb, convención is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“convencen” is a verb and “convención” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,289
“convencen” frequency rank
#4,406
“convención” frequency rank
35695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencen convención
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convencer. Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente.

Where the eye mixes convencen and convención

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convencen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against convención's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
convencen
10 ch
convención

Visual trap between convencen and convención

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convencen is [kõmˈbẽnsẽn] while convención is [kõmbẽnˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35695, 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]. convención is at rank #4,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjõn].

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 35695, this pair ranks #184,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convencen vs convención

Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convencen": -. Private to "convención": .

"convencen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "convención" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convencen" and "convención" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convencen" is a verb and "convención" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "convencen" or "convención"?
"convención" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,406 in our Spanish list, against #31,289 for "convencen". 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 "convencen" and "convención" 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 "convención" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencen" and "convención" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs convencen". 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 #184,689 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