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.
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
- convenga ← cconvenga · cnovenga · conbenga · conevnga · connvenga · convegna · convenag · convengga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convenga" for "convenía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "convenga" or "convenía"?
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.