Which to use
“conviene” and “convive” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,389
- “conviene” frequency rank
- #36,492
- “convive” frequency rank
- 39881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conviene | convive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convenir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convivir. |
Where the eye mixes conviene and convive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conviene vs convive
A purely visual mix-up. conviene ([kõmˈbjene]) and convive ([kõmˈbiβ̞e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conviene is recorded at frequency rank #3,389, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbjene]. convive is at rank #36,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbiβ̞e].
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 39881, this pair ranks #162,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conviene vs convive
Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "conviene": -. Private to "convive": -.
"conviene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "convive" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conviene" and "convive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conviene" or "convive" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conviene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conviene" and "convive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concibe vs convive". 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 #162,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.