Which to use
“convaincue” and “convaincus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,136
- “convaincue” frequency rank
- #9,808
- “convaincus” frequency rank
- 21944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convaincue | convaincus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de convaincu. | Masculin pluriel de convaincu. |
Same sound, different letters: convaincue vs convaincus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. convaincue (CVCCVVCCVV) and convaincus (CVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - convaincue and convaincus
This is the hard kind. convaincue and convaincus are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “convaincue” becomes s in “convaincus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convaincue is recorded at frequency rank #12,136, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky\. convaincus is at rank #9,808, 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 21944, this pair ranks #360,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convaincue vs convaincus
Shared letters: acinouv. Private to "convaincue": e. Private to "convaincus": s.
"convaincue" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVV · "convaincus" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convaincue ← cconvaincue · cnovaincue · conavincue · connvaincue · convaicnue · convainccue · convainceu · convainncue
- convaincus ← cconvaincus · cnovaincus · conavincus · connvaincus · convaicnus · convainccus · convaincsu · convaincuss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convaincue" for "convaincus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "convaincue" or "convaincus" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "convaincue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convaincus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convaincue" and "convaincus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convaincra vs convaincue". 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 #360,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.