convention

\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“convention” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,357
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de convenir, accord, pacte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convention · convention · French

convention · rank #2,357 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,357
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commercial

Nearest frequency peer: commercial (-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 « convention »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « convention » 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).

convention vs conviction
80% similar
convention vs conversion
80% similar
convention vs conventions
91% similar

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

Key facts for convention
PropertyValue
Headwordconvention
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,357
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convention »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.conventionse 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 « commercial » (#2,356), « commandant » (#2,355), « couverture » (#2,359). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convention » est au #2,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around convention (IPA \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,357 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for convention, with forms such as "cconvention", "cnovention", and "conevntion". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "conviction", "conversion", "conventions", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is convention, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de convenir, accord, pacte.
  2. 2
    Clause ; condition.
  3. 3
    Ce qui est convenu, ce qui résulte d’un pacte implicite, par opposition à ce qui résulte des lois mêmes de la nature ou de la force des choses.
  4. 4
    Accord tacite par lequel on admet certaines fictions, certains procédés qui s’éloignent de la réalité, mais qui paraissent indispensables pour produire l’effet voulu.
  5. 5
    Assemblée nationale formée pour établir une constitution, ou pour la changer, la modifier, etc.
  6. 6
    L'assemblée nationale qui se réunit à Paris au mois de septembre 1792 et qui exerça tous les pouvoirs jusqu’en octobre 1795. → voir Convention
  7. 7
    Rassemblement organisé par un parti politique américain afin de choisir son candidat à l’élection présidentielle.
  8. 8
    Rassemblement thématique servant de lieu de rencontre entre les professionnels d’un milieu et un public.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au surplus, comme il était décidé que la citadelle serait rendue avant toute autre chose, la France et l'Angleterre passèrent outre à l'exécution complète de la convention du 22 octobre.
  2. De grands embarras financiers avaient conduit le gouvernement à signer avec des compagnies de chemin de fer des conventions que les radicaux avaient dénoncées comme étant des actes de brigandage.

Synonyms

accordpacteclauseconditioncongrèssalonsymposium

This word in other languages

convention(English)convención(Español)Übereinkunft(Deutsch)convenção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvention
  • cnovention
  • conevntion
  • connvention
  • conveniton
  • convenntion
  • conventino
  • conventionn
  • conventoin
  • conventtion
  • convetnion
  • convnetion
  • convvention
  • covnention
  • ocnvention

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconvention1cnovention2conevntion2connvention1conveniton2convenntion1conventino2conventionn1
Edit distance from "convention"

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 "convention"?
"convention" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "convention" mean?
As a noun, "convention" means: Action de convenir, accord, pacte.
What words are commonly confused with "convention"?
"convention" is commonly confused with "conviction", "conversion", "conventions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convention"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convention" is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convention" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

commercial#2,356commandant#2,355couverture#2,359étrangères#2,349

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

règlement15 variantsassociations15 variantslibération15 variantsentraîneur15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list