convenuesvsconvenusWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: convenues is a verb, convenus is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“convenues” is a verb and “convenus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,575
“convenues” frequency rank
#34,036
“convenus” frequency rank
83611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convenues convenus
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de convenir. Masculin pluriel de convenu.

Same sound, different letters: convenues vs convenus

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.

9 ch
convenues
8 ch
convenus

Same sound, different spelling - convenues / convenus

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: convenues and convenus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.və.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convenues is recorded at frequency rank #49,575, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.ny\. convenus is at rank #34,036, tagged as anadj, 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 83611, this pair ranks #14,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convenues vs convenus

Shared letters: cenosuv. Private to "convenues": -. Private to "convenus": -.

"convenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "convenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convenuescconvenues · cnovenues · conevnues · connvenues · conveneus · convennues · convenuess · convenuse
  • convenuscconvenus · cnovenus · conevnus · connvenus · convennus · convensu · convenuss · conveuns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convenues" and "convenus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convenues" is a verb and "convenus" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "convenues" or "convenus" show up more?
"convenus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,036 in our French list, against #49,575 for "convenues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"convenues" and "convenus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convenues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convenues" and "convenus" 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 #14,502 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list