conquisvsconvoisConfusable pair

Quick tell: conquis is a adjective, convois is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conquis” is an adjective and “convois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,141
“conquis” frequency rank
#19,489
“convois” frequency rank
28630
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conquis convois
Definition Envahi, occupé. Pluriel de convoi.

Letter map: conquis vs convois

Shared letters muted; letters that set conquis and convois apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. conquis and convois follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
conquis
7 ch
convois

Role in the sentence - conquis and convois

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conquis is anadjective and convoisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conquis is recorded at frequency rank #9,141, classified as anadj. convois is at rank #19,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vwa\.

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 28630, this pair ranks #321,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conquis vs convois

Shared letters: cinos. Private to "conquis": qu. Private to "convois": v.

"conquis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "convois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conquis ← cconquis · cnoquis · connquis · conqius · conqquis · conquiss · conqusi · conuqis
  • convois ← cconvois · cnovois · connvois · conovis · convios · convoiss · convosi · convvois

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conquis" for "convois" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conquis" is an adjective and "convois" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "conquis" vs "convois" - which ranks higher?
"conquis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,141 in our French list, against #19,489 for "convois". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "conquis" and "convois".

  • Full dictionary entry for "conquis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #321,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conquis" and "convois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs convois". 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 #321,633 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