convenir

\kɔ̃v.niʁ\

/\kɔ̃v.niʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“convenir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,433
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être convenable, approprié ou adéquat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convenir · convenir · French

convenir · rank #14,433 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,433
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH consultatif

Nearest frequency peer: consultatif (-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 « convenir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « convenir » 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).

convenir vs convenu
75% similar
convenir vs convenus
75% similar
convenir vs convenue
75% similar

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

Key facts for convenir
PropertyValue
Headwordconvenir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃v.niʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,433
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convenir »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « consultatif » (#14,432), « conviennent » (#14,434), « commémoration » (#14,431). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convenir » est au #14,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around convenir (IPA \kɔ̃v.niʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,433 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for convenir, with forms such as "cconvenir", "cnovenir", and "conevnir". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "convenu", "convenus", "convenue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is convenir, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être convenable, approprié ou adéquat.
  2. 2
    Être conforme aux usages, aux conventions, aux nécessités ou besoins ; être utile ou à propos.
  3. 3
    Être souhaitable.
  4. 4
    Être approprié l’un à l’autre, se plaire mutuellement.
  5. 5
    Tomber d’accord.
  6. 6
    Faire un accord, une convention.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puis, apercevant, sur le sentier du bas-côté, un caillou dont l’aspect lui convint, il le ramassa et le mit dans sa poche.
  2. De nombreuses expériences m’avaient convaincu que le régime végétarien était celui qui me convenait le mieux et me donnait la plus grande résistance physique.

Antonyms

disconvenir

This word in other languages

fit(English)convenir(Español)passen(Deutsch)convir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvenir
  • cnovenir
  • conevnir
  • connvenir
  • conveinr
  • convenirr
  • convennir
  • convenri
  • convneir
  • convvenir
  • covnenir
  • ocnvenir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convenir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconvenir1cnovenir2conevnir2connvenir1conveinr2convenirr1convennir1convenri2
Edit distance from "convenir"

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 "convenir"?
"convenir" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃v.niʁ\.
What does "convenir" mean?
As a verb, "convenir" means: Être convenable, approprié ou adéquat.
What words are commonly confused with "convenir"?
"convenir" is commonly confused with "convenu", "convenus", "convenue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convenir" is \kɔ̃v.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convenir" come from?
"convenir" 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 "convenir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chiottes#14,425cylindre#14,441dauphins#14,442building#14,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

disputes12 variantsallergique12 variantsexporter12 variantsvitalité12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list