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“connexe” and “convexe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,872
“connexe” frequency rank
#30,542
“convexe” frequency rank
66414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature connexe convexe
Definition Qui a une certaine liaison avec une ou plusieurs choses du même genre. Qui présente une surface bombée.

Where the eye mixes connexe and convexe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. connexe and convexe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
connexe
7 ch
convexe

Look-alike desk: connexe vs convexe

A purely visual mix-up. connexe (\kɔ.nɛks\) and convexe (\kɔ̃.vɛks\) 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 a single letter - n in “connexe” becomes v in “convexe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

connexe is recorded at frequency rank #35,872, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.nɛks\. 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 66414, this pair ranks #67,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of connexe vs convexe

Shared letters: cenox. Private to "connexe": -. Private to "convexe": v.

"connexe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "convexe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • connexe ← cconnexe · cnonexe · conenxe · conexe · conneex · connexxe · connxee · ocnnexe
  • convexe ← cconvexe · cnovexe · conevxe · connvexe · conveex · convexxe · convvexe · convxee

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "connexe" and "convexe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.nɛks\ versus \kɔ̃.vɛks\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "connexe" or "convexe"?
"convexe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,542 in our French list, against #35,872 for "connexe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "connexe" 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 #67,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "connexe" and "convexe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connexe vs context". 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 #67,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list