Which to use
“convainc” and “convaincre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,404
- “convainc” frequency rank
- #2,566
- “convaincre” frequency rank
- 22970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convainc | convaincre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convaincre. | Amener quelqu’un par le raisonnement ou par des preuves à demeurer d’accord d’une vérité, d’un fait ; faire entrer fortement une opinion dans l’esprit de quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes convainc and convaincre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convainc runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against convaincre's 10 (CVCCVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between convainc and convaincre
A purely visual mix-up. convainc (\kɔ̃.vɛ̃\) and convaincre (\kɔ̃.vɛ̃kʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “convainc” sits inside “convaincre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convainc is recorded at frequency rank #20,404, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃\. convaincre is at rank #2,566, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃kʁ\.
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 22970, this pair ranks #355,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convainc vs convaincre
Shared letters: acinov. Private to "convainc": -. Private to "convaincre": er.
"convainc" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "convaincre" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convainc ← cconvainc · cnovainc · conavinc · connvainc · convaicn · convaincc · convainnc · convanic
- convaincre ← cconvaincre · cnovaincre · conavincre · connvaincre · convaicnre · convainccre · convaincer · convaincrre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convainc" and "convaincre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "convainc" or "convaincre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convainc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convaincre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convainc" and "convaincre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convainc vs convaincra". 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 #355,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.