conviévsconvivesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“convié” and “convives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,299
“convié” frequency rank
#18,448
“convives” frequency rank
47747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convié convives
Definition Très souvent employé comme nom avec le sens d’invité à un repas de cérémonie. Pluriel de convive.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set convié and convives apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
convié
8 ch
convives

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. convié (\kɔ̃.vje\) and convives (\kɔ̃.viv\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47747, 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\. convives is at rank #18,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.viv\.

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 47747, this pair ranks #184,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convié vs convives

Shared letters: cinov. Private to "convié": é. Private to "convives": es.

"convié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "convives" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convivescconvives · cnovives · conivves · connvives · convievs · convivess · convivse · convivves

Frequency comparison

convié#29,299
convives#18,448

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convié" and "convives" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.vje\ versus \kɔ̃.viv\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "convié" or "convives"?
"convives" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,448 in our French list, against #29,299 for "convié". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering convié vs convives

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list