Which to use
“confère” is a verb and “convexe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,938
- “confère” frequency rank
- #30,542
- “convexe” frequency rank
- 42480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confère | convexe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conférer. | Qui présente une surface bombée. |
Where the eye mixes confère and convexe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. confère and convexe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between confère and convexe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: confère is \kɔ̃.fɛʁ\ while convexe is \kɔ̃.vɛks\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confère is recorded at frequency rank #11,938, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.fɛʁ\. convexe is at rank #30,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛks\.
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 42480, this pair ranks #225,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confère vs convexe
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "confère": frè. Private to "convexe": vx.
"confère" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "convexe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convexe ← cconvexe · cnovexe · conevxe · connvexe · conveex · convexxe · convvexe · convxee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confère" and "convexe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confère" vs "convexe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "confère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convexe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confère" and "convexe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs convexe". 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 #225,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.