Which to use
“convers” and “conviés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,431
- “convers” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 79393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convers | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui était employé aux œuvres serviles d’un monastère. | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Where the eye mixes convers and conviés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: convers vs conviés
A purely visual mix-up. convers (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\) and conviés (\kɔ̃.vje\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79393, 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\. conviés is at rank #30,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vje\.
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 79393, this pair ranks #23,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convers vs conviés
Shared letters: cnosv. Private to "convers": er. Private to "conviés": ié.
"convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convers ← cconvers · cnovers · conevrs · connvers · converrs · converss · convesr · convres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convers" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "convers" vs "conviés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conviés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convers" and "conviés" 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 #23,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.