Which to use
“convenue” and “convenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,780
- “convenue” frequency rank
- #49,575
- “convenues” frequency rank
- 86355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenue | convenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de convenir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de convenir. |
Same sound, different letters: convenue vs convenues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. convenue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against convenues's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: convenue vs convenues
This is the hard kind. convenue and convenues are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “convenue” sits inside “convenues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convenue is recorded at frequency rank #36,780, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.ny\. convenues is at rank #49,575, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.ny\.
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 86355, this pair ranks #9,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convenue vs convenues
Shared letters: cenouv. Private to "convenue": -. Private to "convenues": s.
"convenue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "convenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convenue" and "convenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "convenue" vs "convenues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"convenue" and "convenues" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenue" and "convenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contentés vs convenues". 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 #9,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.