Which to use
“convenue” and “convoque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,780
- “convenue” frequency rank
- #19,793
- “convoque” frequency rank
- 56573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenue | convoque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de convenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoquer. |
Where the eye mixes convenue and convoque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. convenue and convoque follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: convenue vs convoque
A purely visual mix-up. convenue (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and convoque (\kɔ̃.vɔk\) 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 56573, 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\. convoque is at rank #19,793, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔk\.
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 56573, this pair ranks #120,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convenue vs convoque
Shared letters: cenouv. Private to "convenue": -. Private to "convoque": q.
"convenue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "convoque" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convenue" for "convoque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convenue" vs "convoque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "convenue" and "convoque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenue" and "convoque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenue 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 #120,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.