conviertevsconviérteteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,074
“convierte” frequency rank
#48,912
“conviértete” frequency rank
50986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convierte conviértete
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convertir o de convertirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de convertirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes convierte and conviértete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convierte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against conviértete's 11 (CVCCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
convierte
11 ch
conviértete

Why the eye confuses convierte with conviértete

A purely visual mix-up. convierte ([kõmˈbjeɾt̪e]) and conviértete ([kõmˈbjeɾt̪et̪e]) 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 50986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convierte is recorded at frequency rank #2,074, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbjeɾt̪e]. conviértete is at rank #48,912, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbjeɾt̪et̪e].

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 50986, this pair ranks #100,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convierte vs conviértete

Shared letters: ceinortv. Private to "convierte": -. Private to "conviértete": é.

"convierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "conviértete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convierte ← cconvierte · cnovierte · conbierte · coniverte · connvierte · conveirte · convieret · convierrte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convierte" and "conviértete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈbjeɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈbjeɾt̪et̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convierte" or "conviértete" show up more?
"convierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,074 in our Spanish list, against #48,912 for "conviértete". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conviértete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convierte" and "conviértete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conviertes vs conviértete". 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 #100,311 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