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“conventions” and “convictions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,548
- “conventions” frequency rank
- #7,808
- “convictions” frequency rank
- 15356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conventions | convictions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de convention. | Pluriel de conviction. |
Where the eye mixes conventions and convictions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conventions vs convictions
A purely visual mix-up. conventions (\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conventions is recorded at frequency rank #7,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.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 15356, this pair ranks #392,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conventions vs convictions
Shared letters: cinostv. Private to "conventions": e. Private to "convictions": -.
"conventions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "convictions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conventions ← cconventions · cnoventions · conevntions · connventions · convenitons · convenntions · conventinos · conventionns
- convictions ← cconvictions · cnovictions · conivctions · connvictions · convcitions · convicctions · convicitons · convictinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conventions" and "convictions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "conventions" or "convictions" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conventions" 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 #392,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conventions" and "convictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrons vs conventions". 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 #392,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.