conversvsconvertisWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“convers” and “convertis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,431
“convers” frequency rank
#15,342
“convertis” frequency rank
63773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convers convertis
Definition Qui était employé aux œuvres serviles d’un monastère. Masculin pluriel de converti.

Where the eye mixes convers and convertis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
convers
9 ch
convertis

Visual trap between convers and convertis

A purely visual mix-up. convers (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\) and convertis (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convers is recorded at frequency rank #48,431, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ\. convertis is at rank #15,342, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\.

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 63773, this pair ranks #80,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convers vs convertis

Shared letters: cenorsv. Private to "convers": -. Private to "convertis": it.

"convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "convertis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • converscconvers · cnovers · conevrs · connvers · converrs · converss · convesr · convres
  • convertiscconvertis · cnovertis · conevrtis · connvertis · converits · converrtis · convertiss · convertsi

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convers" and "convertis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\ versus \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "convers" vs "convertis" - which ranks higher?
"convertis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,342 in our French list, against #48,431 for "convers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "convers" and "convertis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convertis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convers" and "convertis" 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 #80,288 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