Which to use
“convertir” and “convertit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,682
- “convertir” frequency rank
- #22,811
- “convertit” frequency rank
- 31493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convertir | convertit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Changer une chose en une autre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convertir. |
Where the eye mixes convertir and convertit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses convertir with convertit
A purely visual mix-up. convertir (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\) and convertit (\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 a single letter - r in “convertir” becomes t in “convertit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convertir is recorded at frequency rank #8,682, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\. 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 31493, this pair ranks #303,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convertir vs convertit
Shared letters: ceinortv. Private to "convertir": -. Private to "convertit": -.
"convertir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "convertit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convertir" and "convertit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "convertir" or "convertit" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "convertir" and "convertit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convertir" 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 #303,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convertir" 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 #303,458 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.