Which to use
“conceptions” and “conventions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,336
- “conceptions” frequency rank
- #7,548
- “conventions” frequency rank
- 22884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceptions | conventions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conception. | Pluriel de convention. |
Where the eye mixes conceptions and conventions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conceptions and conventions
A purely visual mix-up. conceptions (\kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\) and conventions (\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conceptions is recorded at frequency rank #15,336, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. conventions is at rank #7,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22884, this pair ranks #355,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conceptions vs conventions
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "conceptions": p. Private to "conventions": v.
"conceptions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "conventions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conceptions ← cconceptions · cnoceptions · cocneptions · concceptions · concepitons · concepptions · conceptinos · conceptionns
- conventions ← cconventions · cnoventions · conevntions · connventions · convenitons · convenntions · conventinos · conventionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conceptions" for "conventions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conceptions" or "conventions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conceptions" and "conventions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conceptions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conventions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceptions" and "conventions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrons vs conceptions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #355,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.