convencióvsconvenioConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#13,651
“convenció” frequency rank
#4,145
“convenio” frequency rank
17796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convenció convenio
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convencer. Acuerdo entre personas, instituciones u organizaciones.

Where the eye mixes convenció and convenio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convenció runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against convenio's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
convenció
8 ch
convenio

Why the eye confuses convenció with convenio

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convenció is [kõmbẽnˈsjo] while convenio is [kõmˈbenjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17796, 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]. 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 17796, this pair ranks #270,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of convenció vs convenio

Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "convenció": ó. Private to "convenio": -.

"convenció" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "convenio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convenció" and "convenio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convenció" is a verb and "convenio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "convenció" vs "convenio" - which ranks higher?
"convenio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,145 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convenció" 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 #270,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convenció" and "convenio" 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 #270,662 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