Which to use
“convenues” and “convoqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,575
- “convenues” frequency rank
- #20,678
- “convoqués” frequency rank
- 70253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenues | convoqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de convenir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de convoquer. |
Where the eye mixes convenues and convoqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. convenues and convoqués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses convenues with convoqués
A purely visual mix-up. convenues (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and convoqués (\kɔ̃.vɔ.ke\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70253, 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\. convoqués is at rank #20,678, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔ.ke\.
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 70253, this pair ranks #52,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convenues vs convoqués
Shared letters: cnosuv. Private to "convenues": e. Private to "convoqués": qé.
"convenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "convoqués" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convenues ← cconvenues · cnovenues · conevnues · connvenues · conveneus · convennues · convenuess · convenuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convenues" and "convoqués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "convenues" or "convoqués" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "convenues" and "convoqués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenues" and "convoqués" 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 #52,062 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.