Which to use
“convection” and “convictions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,865
- “convection” frequency rank
- #7,808
- “convictions” frequency rank
- 51673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convection | convictions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mode de transfert des propriétés d'un fluide (température et chaleur ; composition chimique) par mouvement des particules de celui-ci, c'est-à-dire par déplacement global de matière (impliquant aussi, au niveau des surfaces d'échange, la diffusion). | Pluriel de conviction. |
Where the eye mixes convection and convictions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between convection and convictions
A purely visual mix-up. convection (\kɔ̃.vɛk.sjɔ̃\) and convictions (\kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convection is recorded at frequency rank #43,865, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛk.sjɔ̃\. convictions is at rank #7,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃\.
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 51673, this pair ranks #153,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convection vs convictions
Shared letters: cinotv. Private to "convection": e. Private to "convictions": s.
"convection" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "convictions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convection ← cconvection · cnovection · conevction · connvection · convcetion · convecction · conveciton · convectino
- convictions ← cconvictions · cnovictions · conivctions · connvictions · convcitions · convicctions · convicitons · convictinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convection" and "convictions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "convection" vs "convictions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convection" and "convictions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convictions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convection" and "convictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contention vs convection". 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 #153,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.