convertivsconvertitWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: converti is a adjective, convertit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“converti” is an adjective and “convertit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,378
“converti” frequency rank
#22,811
“convertit” frequency rank
34189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature converti convertit
Definition Qui a subi une conversion. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convertir.

Same sound, different letters: converti vs convertit

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.

8 ch
converti
9 ch
convertit

Ear matches; page differs - converti and convertit

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: converti and convertit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “converti” sits inside “convertit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

converti is recorded at frequency rank #11,378, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\. convertit is at rank #22,811, tagged as averb, 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 34189, this pair ranks #285,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of converti vs convertit

Shared letters: ceinortv. Private to "converti": -. Private to "convertit": -.

"converti" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "convertit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • converticconverti · cnoverti · conevrti · connverti · converit · converrti · convertti · convetri
  • convertitcconvertit · cnovertit · conevrtit · connvertit · converitt · converrtit · convertitt · converttit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "converti" for "convertit" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "converti" is an adjective and "convertit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "converti" vs "convertit" - which ranks higher?
"converti" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,378 in our French list, against #22,811 for "convertit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "converti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convertit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "converti" and "convertit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "converties vs convertit". 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 #285,541 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