conviévsconviésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: convié is a noun, conviés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set convié and conviés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
convié
7 ch
conviés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

convié#29,299
conviés#30,962

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convié" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convié" is a noun and "conviés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "convié" or "conviés"?
"convié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,299 in our French list, against #30,962 for "conviés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering convié vs conviés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “convié”; for an adjective, it's “conviés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “convié” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list