convexe

\kɔ̃.vɛks\

/\kɔ̃.vɛks\/ adj

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The verdict

“convexe” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,542
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente une surface bombée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convexe · convexe · French

convexe · rank #30,542 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,542
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contresens

Nearest frequency peer: contresens (-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 « convexe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « convexe » 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).

convexe vs corvée
57% similar
convexe vs convié
57% similar
convexe vs convenu
71% similar

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

Key facts for convexe
PropertyValue
Headwordconvexe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.vɛks\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,542
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convexe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.convexese 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 « contresens » (#30,541), « corsaire » (#30,543), « contredisent » (#30,540). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convexe » est au #30,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around convexe (IPA \kɔ̃.vɛks\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,542 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for convexe, with forms such as "cconvexe", "cnovexe", and "conevxe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "corvée", "convié", "convenu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is convexe, spelled C-O-N-V-E-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui présente une surface bombée.
  2. 2
    Qui présente une courbe en bosse.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une surface qui ne peut être rencontrée par une ligne droite en plus de deux points.
  4. 4
    Qualifie un polygone plan dont les sommets sont dans un même demi-plan par rapport à n’importe quel côté du polygone.
  5. 5
    Qui contient tout segment reliant deux de ses points.
  6. 6
    Dont la courbe représentative délimite une partie supérieure convexe (c’est-à-dire que tout segment reliant deux points de la courbe représentative est « au-dessus » de la courbe).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un miroir, un verre convexe.
  2. Pour le dessert, Jeanine avait prévu un vin de Cilaos avec le gâteau. Mémé Gâté, grande amatrice de ce breuvage moelleux, avait exigé qu’on en remplisse son verre à ras bord. C’est-à-dire jusqu’à ce que le précieux liquide forme un débord convexe au-dessus de son verre.

Antonyms

concavecreux

This word in other languages

convex(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvexe
  • cnovexe
  • conevxe
  • connvexe
  • conveex
  • convexxe
  • convvexe
  • convxee
  • covnexe
  • ocnvexe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconvexe1cnovexe2conevxe2connvexe1conveex2convexxe1convvexe1convxee2
Edit distance from "convexe"

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 "convexe"?
"convexe" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɛks\.
What does "convexe" mean?
As an adjective, "convexe" means: Qui présente une surface bombée.
What words are commonly confused with "convexe"?
"convexe" is commonly confused with "corvée", "convié", "convenu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convexe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convexe" is \kɔ̃.vɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convexe" come from?
"convexe" 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 "convexe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

couplée#30,545compère#30,532Cézanne#30,554Delorme#30,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cinglé10 variantscaniveau10 variantsdéguise10 variantsbéquille10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list