Which to use
“convié” is a noun and “conviés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,299
- “convié” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 60261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convié | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Très souvent employé comme nom avec le sens d’invité à un repas de cérémonie. | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Same sound, different letters: convié vs conviés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. convié runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against conviés's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - convié / conviés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: convié and conviés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.vje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “convié” sits inside “conviés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convié is recorded at frequency rank #29,299, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vje\. 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 60261, this pair ranks #98,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convié vs conviés
Shared letters: cinové. Private to "convié": -. Private to "conviés": s.
"convié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convié" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "convié" or "conviés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "convié" 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 #98,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convié" and "conviés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conviés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.