convenant

\kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“convenant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,719
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui convient ; qui est convenable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convenant · convenant · French

convenant · rank #41,719 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,719
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conseillerais

Nearest frequency peer: conseillerais (-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 « convenant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « convenant » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

convenant vs contenant
89% similar
convenant vs contenait
78% similar
convenant vs convenait
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for convenant
PropertyValue
Headwordconvenant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,719
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convenant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).convenantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conseillerais » (#41,718), « connaîtrait » (#41,717), « Corot » (#41,721). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convenant » est au #41,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around convenant (IPA \kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,719 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui convient ; qui est convenable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for convenant, with forms such as "cconvenant", "cnovenant", and "conevnant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "contenant", "contenait", "convenait", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is convenant, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui convient ; qui est convenable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Je sais bien ce qui est convenant, et ce qui ne l’est pas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvenant
  • cnovenant
  • conevnant
  • connvenant
  • conveannt
  • convenannt
  • convenantt
  • convenatn
  • convennant
  • convennat
  • convneant
  • convvenant
  • covnenant
  • ocnvenant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convenant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconvenant1cnovenant2conevnant2connvenant1conveannt2convenannt1convenantt1convenatn2
Edit distance from "convenant"

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 "convenant"?
"convenant" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\.
What does "convenant" mean?
As an adjective, "convenant" means: Qui convient ; qui est convenable.
What words are commonly confused with "convenant"?
"convenant" is commonly confused with "contenant", "contenait", "convenait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convenant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convenant" is \kɔ̃.və.nɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convenant" come from?
"convenant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

dauphinois14 variantsdemocracy14 variantscamionnettes14 variantsdésabonner14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list