Which to use
“convenu” and “convers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,143
- “convenu” frequency rank
- #48,431
- “convers” frequency rank
- 57574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenu | convers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conventionnel, banal. | Qui était employé aux œuvres serviles d’un monastère. |
Where the eye mixes convenu and convers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. convenu (CVCCVCV) and convers (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: convenu vs convers
A purely visual mix-up. convenu (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and convers (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\) 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 57574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convenu is recorded at frequency rank #9,143, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.ny\. convers is at rank #48,431, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ\.
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 57574, this pair ranks #114,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convenu vs convers
Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convenu": u. Private to "convers": rs.
"convenu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convenu" for "convers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convenu" vs "convers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convenu" and "convers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenu" and "convers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs convers". 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 #114,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.