Which to use
“concis” and “conviés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,896
- “concis” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 62858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concis | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint. | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Where the eye mixes concis and conviés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. concis runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against conviés's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concis and conviés
A purely visual mix-up. concis (\kɔ̃.si\) and conviés (\kɔ̃.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concis is recorded at frequency rank #31,896, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.si\. conviés is at rank #30,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vje\.
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 62858, this pair ranks #84,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concis vs conviés
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "concis": -. Private to "conviés": vé.
"concis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concis ← cconcis · cnocis · cocnis · conccis · conciss · concsi · conics · conncis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concis" for "conviés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concis" or "conviés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conviés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concis" and "conviés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conviés". 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 #84,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.