Which to use
“convers” and “couvert” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,431
- “convers” frequency rank
- #3,130
- “couvert” frequency rank
- 51561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convers | couvert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui était employé aux œuvres serviles d’un monastère. | Protégé par-dessus, muni d’un toit, d’un couvercle, d’une couverture. |
Where the eye mixes convers and couvert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between convers and couvert
A purely visual mix-up. convers (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ\) and couvert (\ku.vɛʁ\) 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 51561, 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\. couvert is at rank #3,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.vɛʁ\.
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 51561, this pair ranks #154,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convers vs couvert
Shared letters: ceorv. Private to "convers": ns. Private to "couvert": tu.
"convers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "couvert" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convers" for "couvert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convers" vs "couvert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couvert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convers" and "couvert" 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 #154,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.