converse

/\kɔ̃.vɛʁs\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,421

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

converse is aFrenchnoun. It means: Proposition converse : proposition sur laquelle on opère la conversion, c’est-à-dire dont on change l’attribut en sujet et le sujet en attribut, sans qu’elle cesse d’être vraie. Pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁs\. Often confused with covers and convexe.

Key facts for converse
PropertyValue
Headwordconverse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.vɛʁs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,421
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of converse in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for converse is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.vɛʁs\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,421 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for converse, with forms such as "cconverse", "cnoverse", and "conevrse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "covers", "convexe", "couverte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is converse, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proposition converse : proposition sur laquelle on opère la conversion, c’est-à-dire dont on change l’attribut en sujet et le sujet en attribut, sans qu’elle cesse d’être vraie.
  2. 2
    Moniale responsable des travaux manuels.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconverse,cnoverse,conevrse,connverse,converes,converrse,conversse,convesre,convrese,convverse,covnerse,ocnverse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for converse

Misspelling Variants of "converse"

cconverse9cnoverse8conevrse8connverse9converes8converrse9conversse9convesre8
Misspelling Variants of "converse"

Frequency rank: #31,421 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "converse"?
"converse" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɛʁs\.
What does "converse" mean?
As a noun, "converse" means: Proposition converse : proposition sur laquelle on opère la conversion, c’est-à-dire dont on change l’attribut en sujet et le sujet en attribut, sans qu’elle cesse d’être vraie.
What words are commonly confused with "converse"?
"converse" is commonly confused with "covers", "convexe", "couverte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "converse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "converse" is \kɔ̃.vɛʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "converse" come from?
"converse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.