conversvsconviésTell them apart

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.

7 ch
convers
7 ch
conviés

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": .

"convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • converscconvers · cnovers · conevrs · connvers · converrs · converss · convesr · convres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convers" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\ versus \kɔ̃.vje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "convers" vs "conviés" - which ranks higher?
"conviés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,962 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list