convencidavsconvencidoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: convencida is a participle, convencido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“convencida” is a participle and “convencido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,211
“convencida” frequency rank
#5,085
“convencido” frequency rank
18296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencida convencido
Definition Forma del femenino de convencido, participio de convencer. Participio de convencer.

Where the eye mixes convencida and convencido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. convencida and convencido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
convencida
10 ch
convencido

Why the eye confuses convencida with convencido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convencida is [kõmbẽnˈsið̞a] while convencido is [kõmbẽnˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “convencida” becomes o in “convencido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convencida is recorded at frequency rank #13,211, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsið̞a]. convencido is at rank #5,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsið̞o].

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 18296, this pair ranks #268,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of convencida vs convencido

Shared letters: cdeinov. Private to "convencida": a. Private to "convencido": -.

"convencida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "convencido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convencida ← cconvencida · cnovencida · conbencida · conevncida · connvencida · convecnida · convenccida · convencdia
  • convencido ← cconvencido · cnovencido · conbencido · conevncido · connvencido · convecnido · convenccido · convencdio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convencida" and "convencido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convencida" is a participle and "convencido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "convencida" or "convencido"?
"convencido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,085 in our Spanish list, against #13,211 for "convencida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convencida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convencido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #268,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencida" and "convencido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convencida". 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 #268,509 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