convivevsconvivenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,492
“convive” frequency rank
#24,446
“conviven” frequency rank
60938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convive conviven
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convivir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convivir.

Where the eye mixes convive and conviven

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
convive
8 ch
conviven

Visual trap between convive and conviven

A purely visual mix-up. convive ([kõmˈbiβ̞e]) and conviven ([kõmˈbiβ̞ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “convive” sits inside “conviven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convive is recorded at frequency rank #36,492, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbiβ̞e]. conviven is at rank #24,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbiβ̞ẽn].

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 60938, this pair ranks #57,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convive vs conviven

Shared letters: ceinov. Private to "convive": -. Private to "conviven": -.

"convive" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "conviven" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convivecconvive · cnovive · conbibe · conivve · connvive · conviev · convivve · convvie
  • convivencconviven · cnoviven · conbiben · conivven · connviven · convievn · convivenn · convivne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convive" and "conviven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈbiβ̞e] versus [kõmˈbiβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "convive" vs "conviven" - which ranks higher?
"conviven" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,446 in our Spanish list, against #36,492 for "convive". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conviven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convive" and "conviven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conciben vs conviven". 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 #57,167 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