Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "connexe" and "convexe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "connexe" or "convexe"?
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.