Which to use
“convenus” is an adjective and “conviens” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,036
- “convenus” frequency rank
- #26,315
- “conviens” frequency rank
- 60351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenus | conviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de convenu. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convenir. |
Where the eye mixes convenus and conviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convenus (CVCCVCVC) and conviens (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses convenus with conviens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convenus is \kɔ̃.və.ny\ while conviens is \kɔ̃.vjɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60351, 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\. conviens is at rank #26,315, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vjɛ̃\.
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 60351, this pair ranks #98,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convenus vs conviens
Shared letters: cenosv. Private to "convenus": u. Private to "conviens": i.
"convenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "conviens" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convenus" and "conviens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "convenus" or "conviens"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "convenus" and "conviens" 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 "conviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenus" and "conviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenues vs convenus". 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 #98,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.