convertisvsconvertitTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#15,342
“convertis” frequency rank
#22,811
“convertit” frequency rank
38153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convertis convertit
Definition Masculin pluriel de converti. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convertir.

Same sound, different letters: convertis vs convertit

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

9 ch
convertis
9 ch
convertit

Ear matches; page differs - convertis and convertit

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: convertis 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 a single letter - s in “convertis” becomes t in “convertit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convertis is recorded at frequency rank #15,342, 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 38153, this pair ranks #257,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convertis vs convertit

Shared letters: ceinortv. Private to "convertis": s. Private to "convertit": -.

"convertis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "convertit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convertiscconvertis · cnovertis · conevrtis · connvertis · converits · converrtis · convertiss · convertsi
  • convertitcconvertit · cnovertit · conevrtit · connvertit · converitt · converrtit · convertitt · converttit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convertis" and "convertit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convertis" is an adjective and "convertit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "convertis" vs "convertit" - which ranks higher?
"convertis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,342 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convertis" 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 #257,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convertis" and "convertit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs convertis". 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 #257,288 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