convalescence

\kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\

/\kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“convalescence” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,969
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’une personne qui relève de maladie et qui revient à la santé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convalescence · convalescence · French

convalescence · rank #18,969 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,969
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH constructive

Nearest frequency peer: constructive (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « convalescence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « convalescence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convalescence
PropertyValue
Headwordconvalescence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\
Letters13
Frequency rank#18,969
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convalescence »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.convalescencese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « constructive » (#18,968), « coordinateur » (#18,970), « connexes » (#18,967). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convalescence » est au #18,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around convalescence (IPA \kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,969 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for convalescence, with forms such as "cconvalescence", "cnovalescence", and "conavlescence". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is convalescence, spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’une personne qui relève de maladie et qui revient à la santé.
  2. 2
    Période de transition comprise entre la fin d’une maladie et la complète rémission.
  3. 3
    Période de transition comprise entre la fin de troubles (politiques, sociaux, économiques, etc.) et le retour complet à la situation normale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how convalescence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pendant la convalescence qui suivit une longue maladie, le médecin ordonna à Pompée de manger une grive ; mais ce volatile était alors fort rare.
  2. La convalescence du petit enfant se faisait bien. Le 20 février, il sortit pour la première fois, après quarante jours de maladie.

This word in other languages

convalescence(English)convalecencia(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvalescence
  • cnovalescence
  • conavlescence
  • connvalescence
  • convaelscence
  • convalecsence
  • convalesccence
  • convalescecne
  • convalescencce
  • convalescenec
  • convalescennce
  • convalescnece
  • convalesecnce
  • convalesscence
  • convallescence
  • convalsecence
  • convlaescence
  • convvalescence
  • covnalescence
  • ocnvalescence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convalescence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconvalescence1cnovalescence2conavlescence2connvalescence1convaelscence2convalecsence2convalesccence1convalescecne2
Edit distance from "convalescence"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "convalescence"?
"convalescence" is spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\.
What does "convalescence" mean?
As a noun, "convalescence" means: État d’une personne qui relève de maladie et qui revient à la santé.
What are common misspellings of "convalescence"?
Common misspellings include "cconvalescence", "cnovalescence", "conavlescence", "connvalescence", "convaelscence". The correct spelling is "convalescence".
How do you pronounce "convalescence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convalescence" is \kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convalescence" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "convalescence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

inconsciemment20 variantsjournalistique20 variantsmultinationale20 variantslicenciements20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list