Which to use
“convenus” and “convers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,036
- “convenus” frequency rank
- #48,431
- “convers” frequency rank
- 82467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenus | convers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de convenu. | Qui était employé aux œuvres serviles d’un monastère. |
Where the eye mixes convenus and convers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: convenus vs convers
A purely visual mix-up. convenus (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) and convers (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convenus is recorded at frequency rank #34,036, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.ny\. convers is at rank #48,431, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ\.
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 82467, this pair ranks #16,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convenus vs convers
Shared letters: cenosv. Private to "convenus": u. Private to "convers": r.
"convenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convenus" for "convers" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "convenus" or "convers" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convenus" and "convers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenus" and "convers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs convers". 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 #16,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.