Which to use
“conçoit” and “convoite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,940
- “conçoit” frequency rank
- #41,196
- “convoite” frequency rank
- 53136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conçoit | convoite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concevoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoiter. |
Where the eye mixes conçoit and convoite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conçoit runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against convoite's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conçoit and convoite
A purely visual mix-up. conçoit (\kɔ̃.swa\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conçoit is recorded at frequency rank #11,940, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.swa\. 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 53136, this pair ranks #142,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conçoit vs convoite
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "conçoit": ç. Private to "convoite": ev.
"conçoit" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "convoite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convoite ← cconvoite · cnovoite · connvoite · conovite · conviote · convoiet · convoitte · convotie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conçoit" and "convoite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conçoit" vs "convoite" - which ranks higher?
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 "conçoit" 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 #142,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conçoit" 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 #142,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.