convoi

\kɔ̃.vwa\

/\kɔ̃.vwa\/ noun

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The verdict

“convoi” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,367
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réunion plus ou moins grande de navires de commerce naviguant sous l’escorte d’un ou de plusieurs vaisseaux armés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convoi · convoi · French

convoi · rank #8,367 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,367
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contents

Nearest frequency peer: contents (-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 « convoi »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « convoi » 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).

convoi vs convois
86% similar
convoi vs convoite
75% similar
convoi vs Congo
50% similar

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

Key facts for convoi
PropertyValue
Headwordconvoi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.vwa\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,367
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « convoi »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).convoise 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 « contents » (#8,366), « copier » (#8,368), « considérées » (#8,365). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convoi » est au #8,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around convoi (IPA \kɔ̃.vwa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,367 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for convoi, with forms such as "cconvoi", "cnovoi", and "connvoi". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "convois", "convoite", "Congo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is convoi, spelled C-O-N-V-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réunion plus ou moins grande de navires de commerce naviguant sous l’escorte d’un ou de plusieurs vaisseaux armés.
  2. 2
    Force navale qui escorte.
  3. 3
    Transport de munitions, de vivres, etc.
  4. 4
    Troupes que l’on transporte d’un point à un autre.
  5. 5
    Suite de wagons formant un train.
  6. 6
    Train même ou ensemble de personnes qui voyagent dans ce train.
  7. 7
    Plusieurs véhicules empruntant ensemble le même trajet.
  8. 8
    Cortège lors des obsèques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. S’emparer des convois. - L’escorte qui accompagne un convoi.
  2. Convoi régimentaire.

Synonyms

accompagnementescorte

This word in other languages

convoy(English)convoy(Español)Geleitzug(Deutsch)comboio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvoi
  • cnovoi
  • connvoi
  • conovi
  • convio
  • convvoi
  • covnoi
  • ocnvoi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconvoi1cnovoi2connvoi1conovi2convio2convvoi1covnoi2ocnvoi2
Edit distance from "convoi"

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 "convoi"?
"convoi" is spelled C-O-N-V-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vwa\.
What does "convoi" mean?
As a noun, "convoi" means: Réunion plus ou moins grande de navires de commerce naviguant sous l’escorte d’un ou de plusieurs vaisseaux armés.
What words are commonly confused with "convoi"?
"convoi" is commonly confused with "convois", "convoite", "Congo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convoi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convoi" is \kɔ̃.vwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convoi" come from?
"convoi" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

copier#8,368chauve#8,355chanté#8,353décors#8,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

derby8 variantschêne8 variantsbrève8 variantsallumer8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list