Which to use
“connections” is a verb and “convictions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,327
- “connections” frequency rank
- #7,808
- “convictions” frequency rank
- 44135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connections | convictions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait de connecter. | Pluriel de conviction. |
Where the eye mixes connections and convictions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. connections and convictions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: connections vs convictions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: connections is \ko.nɛk.tjɔ̃\ while convictions is \kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connections is recorded at frequency rank #36,327, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.nɛk.tjɔ̃\. convictions is at rank #7,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃\.
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 44135, this pair ranks #212,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connections vs convictions
Shared letters: cinost. Private to "connections": e. Private to "convictions": v.
"connections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "convictions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connections ← cconnections · cnonections · conections · conenctions · conncetions · connecctions · connecitons · connectinos
- convictions ← cconvictions · cnovictions · conivctions · connvictions · convcitions · convicctions · convicitons · convictinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connections" for "convictions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "connections" or "convictions"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "connections" and "convictions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "connections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convictions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connections" and "convictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connections vs convection". 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 #212,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.