conventionnel

\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\

/\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“conventionnel” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,891
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui résulte d’une convention.

Corpus desk

Index FR-conventionnel · conventionnel · French

conventionnel · rank #14,891 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,891
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH continua

Nearest frequency peer: continua (-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 « conventionnel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « conventionnel » 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).

conventionnel vs conventionnels
93% similar
conventionnel vs conventionnelle
87% similar
conventionnel vs conventionnelles
81% similar

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

Key facts for conventionnel
PropertyValue
Headwordconventionnel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,891
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « conventionnel »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.conventionnelse 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 « continua » (#14,890), « coquin » (#14,892), « contingent » (#14,889). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « conventionnel » est au #14,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conventionnel (IPA \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,891 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conventionnel, with forms such as "cconventionnel", "cnoventionnel", and "conevntionnel". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "conventionnels", "conventionnelle", "conventionnelles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 conventionnel, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N-N-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui résulte d’une convention.
  2. 2
    Qui ne montre aucune originalité.
  3. 3
    Relatif à la Convention.
  4. 4
    Qui est classique, traditionnel, qui n’est pas nucléaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce qui est pareillement decidé par plusieurs de nos Coûtumes ; & c’est ce qu’elles appellent convenance de succeder, & heritier conventionnel.
  2. Les indices ne se laissent normalement ramener ni aux catégories du symbole, qui est un signe conventionnel, ni à celle du signal, qui est un signe intentionnel.

Antonyms

inconventionnelnon conventionneldouxdoucenon conventionnelparallèlebio

This word in other languages

conventional(English)convencional(Español)konventionell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconventionnel
  • cnoventionnel
  • conevntionnel
  • connventionnel
  • convenitonnel
  • convenntionnel
  • conventinonel
  • conventionel
  • conventionenl
  • conventionnell
  • conventionnle
  • conventoinnel
  • conventtionnel
  • convetnionnel
  • convnetionnel
  • convventionnel
  • covnentionnel
  • ocnventionnel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conventionnel - 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.

cconventionnel1cnoventionnel2conevntionnel2connventionnel1convenitonnel2convenntionnel1conventinonel2conventionel1
Edit distance from "conventionnel"

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 "conventionnel"?
"conventionnel" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N-N-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\.
What does "conventionnel" mean?
As an adjective, "conventionnel" means: Qui résulte d’une convention.
What words are commonly confused with "conventionnel"?
"conventionnel" is commonly confused with "conventionnels", "conventionnelle", "conventionnelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conventionnel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conventionnel" is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conventionnel" come from?
"conventionnel" 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 "conventionnel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

encouragement#14,921entraînements#14,928manipulations#14,973prolifération#15,005

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

consultants18 variantsblanchiment18 variantsdépendances18 variantsdétracteurs18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list