Which to use
“convaincra” is a verb and “convaincu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,395
- “convaincra” frequency rank
- #3,322
- “convaincu” frequency rank
- 47717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convaincra | convaincu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de convaincre. | Intimement persuadé. |
Where the eye mixes convaincra and convaincu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convaincra runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCCV) against convaincu's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: convaincra vs convaincu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convaincra is \kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁa\ while convaincu is \kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convaincra is recorded at frequency rank #44,395, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁa\. convaincu is at rank #3,322, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky\.
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 47717, this pair ranks #184,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convaincra vs convaincu
Shared letters: acinov. Private to "convaincra": r. Private to "convaincu": u.
"convaincra" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV · "convaincu" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convaincra ← cconvaincra · cnovaincra · conavincra · connvaincra · convaicnra · convaincar · convainccra · convaincrra
- convaincu ← cconvaincu · cnovaincu · conavincu · connvaincu · convaicnu · convainccu · convainncu · convainuc
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "convaincra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convaincu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convaincra" and "convaincu" 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 #184,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.