Which to use
“convié” is a noun and “convoite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,299
- “convié” frequency rank
- #41,196
- “convoite” frequency rank
- 70495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convié | convoite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Très souvent employé comme nom avec le sens d’invité à un repas de cérémonie. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoiter. |
Where the eye mixes convié and convoite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. convié runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against convoite's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between convié and convoite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convié is \kɔ̃.vje\ while convoite is \kɔ̃.vwat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70495, 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\. convoite is at rank #41,196, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vwat\.
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 70495, this pair ranks #51,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of convié vs convoite
Shared letters: cinov. Private to "convié": é. Private to "convoite": et.
"convié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "convoite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- convoite ← cconvoite · cnovoite · connvoite · conovite · conviote · convoiet · convoitte · convotie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convié" for "convoite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convié" vs "convoite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convié" and "convoite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convoite vs convoitée". 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 #51,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.