convencívsconvenioWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#42,360
“convencí” frequency rank
#4,145
“convenio” frequency rank
46505
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencí convenio
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convencer. Acuerdo entre personas, instituciones u organizaciones.

Where the eye mixes convencí and convenio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. convencí (CVCCVCCV) and convenio (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
convencí
8 ch
convenio

Why the eye confuses convencí with convenio

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convencí is [kõmbẽnˈsi] while convenio is [kõmˈbenjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convencí is recorded at frequency rank #42,360, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsi]. convenio is at rank #4,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈbenjo].

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 46505, this pair ranks #125,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convencí vs convenio

Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convencí": í. Private to "convenio": i.

"convencí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "convenio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convenio ← cconvenio · cnovenio · conbenio · conevnio · connvenio · conveino · convennio · convenoi

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convencí" and "convenio" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convencí" is a verb and "convenio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "convencí" or "convenio"?
"convenio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,145 in our Spanish list, against #42,360 for "convencí". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convencí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convenio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencí" and "convenio" 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 #125,337 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