Which to use
“convaincre” is a verb and “convaincu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,566
- “convaincre” frequency rank
- #3,322
- “convaincu” frequency rank
- 5888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convaincre | convaincu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Intimement persuadé. |
Where the eye mixes convaincre and convaincu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convaincre 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.
Visual trap between convaincre and convaincu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convaincre is \kɔ̃.vɛ̃kʁ\ 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 5888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convaincre is recorded at frequency rank #2,566, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃kʁ\. 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 5888, this pair ranks #427,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convaincre vs convaincu
Shared letters: acinov. Private to "convaincre": er. Private to "convaincu": u.
"convaincre" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV · "convaincu" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convaincre ← cconvaincre · cnovaincre · conavincre · connvaincre · convaicnre · convainccre · convaincer · convaincrre
- convaincu ← cconvaincu · cnovaincu · conavincu · connvaincu · convaicnu · convainccu · convainncu · convainuc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convaincre" and "convaincu" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "convaincre" or "convaincu" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convaincre" and "convaincu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convaincre" 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 #427,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convaincre" and "convaincu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convaincra vs convaincu". 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 #427,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.