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Which to use

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

#5,085
“convencido” frequency rank
#39,669
“convenido” frequency rank
44754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convencido convenido
Definition Participio de convencer. Participio de convenir.

Where the eye mixes convencido and convenido

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

10 ch
convencido
9 ch
convenido

Why the eye confuses convencido with convenido

A purely visual mix-up. convencido ([kõmbẽnˈsið̞o]) and convenido ([kõmbeˈnið̞o]) 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 44754, 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]. convenido is at rank #39,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbeˈnið̞o].

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 44754, this pair ranks #135,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convencido vs convenido

Shared letters: cdeinov. Private to "convencido": -. Private to "convenido": -.

"convencido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "convenido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convencidocconvencido · cnovencido · conbencido · conevncido · connvencido · convecnido · convenccido · convencdio
  • convenidocconvenido · cnovenido · conbenido · conevnido · connvenido · conveindo · convendio · conveniddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convencido" for "convenido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbẽnˈsið̞o] versus [kõmbeˈnið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convencido" or "convenido" show up more?
"convencido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,085 in our Spanish list, against #39,669 for "convenido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convencido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convenido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convencido" and "convenido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conferido vs convenido". 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 #135,303 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