Which to use
“convenu” and “convexe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,143
- “convenu” frequency rank
- #30,542
- “convexe” frequency rank
- 39685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenu | convexe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conventionnel, banal. | Qui présente une surface bombée. |
Where the eye mixes convenu and convexe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. convenu and convexe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between convenu and convexe
A purely visual mix-up. convenu (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and convexe (\kɔ̃.vɛks\) 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 39685, 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\. convexe is at rank #30,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛks\.
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 39685, this pair ranks #246,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convenu vs convexe
Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convenu": u. Private to "convexe": x.
"convenu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "convexe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convenu" and "convexe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "convenu" or "convexe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convexe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenu" and "convexe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs convexe". 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 #246,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.