Which to use
“concocté” and “convoite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,888
- “concocté” frequency rank
- #41,196
- “convoite” frequency rank
- 70084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concocté | convoite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de concocter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoiter. |
Where the eye mixes concocté and convoite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. concocté (CVCCVCCV) and convoite (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses concocté with convoite
A purely visual mix-up. concocté (\kɔ̃.kɔk.te\) and convoite (\kɔ̃.vwat\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concocté is recorded at frequency rank #28,888, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔk.te\. convoite is at rank #41,196, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vwat\.
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 70084, this pair ranks #52,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concocté vs convoite
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "concocté": é. Private to "convoite": eiv.
"concocté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "convoite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convoite ← cconvoite · cnovoite · connvoite · conovite · conviote · convoiet · convoitte · convotie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concocté" for "convoite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concocté" vs "convoite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concocté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concocté" and "convoite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convoite vs convoitée". 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 #52,705 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.