Which to use
“convención” and “convenciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,406
- “convención” frequency rank
- #10,300
- “convenciones” frequency rank
- 14706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convención | convenciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente. | Forma del plural de convención. |
Where the eye mixes convención and convenciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. convención runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against convenciones's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between convención and convenciones
A purely visual mix-up. convención ([kõmbẽnˈsjõn]) and convenciones ([kõmbẽnˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convención is recorded at frequency rank #4,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjõn]. convenciones is at rank #10,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjones].
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 14706, this pair ranks #283,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convención vs convenciones
Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "convención": ó. Private to "convenciones": s.
"convención" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "convenciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convenciones ← cconvenciones · cnovenciones · conbenciones · conevnciones · connvenciones · convecniones · convencciones · convencinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convención" and "convenciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convención" or "convenciones" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "convención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convención" and "convenciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenación vs convención". 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 #283,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.