Which to use
“convención” and “convicción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,406
- “convención” frequency rank
- #8,781
- “convicción” frequency rank
- 13187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convención | convicción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente. | Acto o efecto de estar seguro sobre algo. |
Where the eye mixes convención and convicción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convención and convicción follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: convención vs convicción
A purely visual mix-up. convención ([kõmbẽnˈsjõn]) and convicción ([kõmbikˈsjõn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13187, 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]. convicción is at rank #8,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbikˈsjõn].
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 13187, this pair ranks #288,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convención vs convicción
Shared letters: cinovó. Private to "convención": e. Private to "convicción": -.
"convención" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "convicción" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convención" for "convicción" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convención" vs "convicción" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convicción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convención" and "convicción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenación vs convención". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.