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

#5,085
“convencido” frequency rank
#13,651
“convenció” frequency rank
18736
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencido convenció
Definition Participio de convencer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convencer.

Where the eye mixes convencido and convenció

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

10 ch
convencido
9 ch
convenció

Visual trap between convencido and convenció

A purely visual mix-up. convencido ([kõmbẽnˈsið̞o]) and convenció ([kõmbẽnˈsjo]) 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 18736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convencido is recorded at frequency rank #5,085, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsið̞o]. convenció is at rank #13,651, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjo].

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 18736, this pair ranks #266,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of convencido vs convenció

Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "convencido": d. Private to "convenció": ó.

"convencido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "convenció" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convencido ← cconvencido · cnovencido · conbencido · conevncido · connvencido · convecnido · convenccido · convencdio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convencido" and "convenció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbẽnˈsið̞o] versus [kõmbẽnˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convencido" or "convenció" show up more?
"convencido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,085 in our Spanish list, against #13,651 for "convenció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convencido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convenció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencido" and "convenció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convenció". 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 #266,683 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