Which to use
“convergence” and “convergences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,300
- “convergence” frequency rank
- #35,444
- “convergences” frequency rank
- 45744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convergence | convergences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de converger. | Pluriel de convergence. |
Same sound, different letters: convergence vs convergences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. convergence runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against convergences's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - convergence and convergences
This is the hard kind. convergence and convergences are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “convergence” sits inside “convergences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convergence is recorded at frequency rank #10,300, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\. convergences is at rank #35,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\.
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 45744, this pair ranks #200,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convergence vs convergences
Shared letters: cegnorv. Private to "convergence": -. Private to "convergences": s.
"convergence" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "convergences" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convergence ← cconvergence · cnovergence · conevrgence · connvergence · convegrence · converegnce · convergecne · convergencce
- convergences ← cconvergences · cnovergences · conevrgences · connvergences · convegrences · converegnces · convergecnes · convergencces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convergence" for "convergences" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convergence" vs "convergences" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "convergence" / "convergences". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "convergence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convergences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convergence" and "convergences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conférences vs convergences". 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 #200,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.