convencióvsconvenidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,651
“convenció” frequency rank
#39,669
“convenido” frequency rank
53320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes convenció and convenido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
convenció
9 ch
convenido

Look-alike desk: convenció vs convenido

A purely visual mix-up. convenció ([kõmbẽnˈsjo]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convenció is recorded at frequency rank #13,651, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjo]. 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 53320, this pair ranks #88,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convenció vs convenido

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

"convenció" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "convenido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convenidocconvenido · cnovenido · conbenido · conevnido · connvenido · conveindo · convendio · conveniddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convenció" and "convenido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbẽnˈsjo] versus [kõmbeˈnið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convenció" or "convenido" show up more?
"convenció" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,651 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convenció" 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 #88,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convenció" 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 #88,480 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