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Which to use

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

#15,574
“convenga” frequency rank
#29,130
“convenía” frequency rank
44704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convenga convenía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de convenir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de convenir.

Where the eye mixes convenga and convenía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convenga (CVCCVCCV) and convenía (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
convenga
8 ch
convenía

Visual trap between convenga and convenía

A purely visual mix-up. convenga ([kõmˈbẽŋga]) and convenía ([kõmbeˈnia]) 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 a single letter - g in “convenga” becomes í in “convenía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convenga is recorded at frequency rank #15,574, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbẽŋga]. convenía is at rank #29,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmbeˈnia].

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 44704, this pair ranks #135,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convenga vs convenía

Shared letters: acenov. Private to "convenga": g. Private to "convenía": í.

"convenga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "convenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convengacconvenga · cnovenga · conbenga · conevnga · connvenga · convegna · convenag · convengga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convenga" for "convenía" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈbẽŋga] versus [kõmbeˈnia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "convenga" or "convenía"?
"convenga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,574 in our Spanish list, against #29,130 for "convenía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convenga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convenga" and "convenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convenía". 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 #135,575 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