Which to use
“confits” and “conviés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,944
- “confits” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 75906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confits | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de confit. | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Where the eye mixes confits and conviés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. confits (CVCCVCC) and conviés (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between confits and conviés
A purely visual mix-up. confits (\kɔ̃.fi\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confits is recorded at frequency rank #44,944, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.fi\. 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 75906, this pair ranks #32,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confits vs conviés
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "confits": ft. Private to "conviés": vé.
"confits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- confits ← cconfits · cnofits · cofnits · conffits · confist · confitss · confitts · conftis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confits" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confits" vs "conviés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "confits" and "conviés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confits" 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 #32,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confits" and "conviés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiez vs confits". 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 #32,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.