Which to use
“convient” is a verb and “conviés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,869
- “convient” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 33831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convient | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe convenir (utilisé le plus souvent sur le mode impersonnel). | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Where the eye mixes convient and conviés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses convient with conviés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convient is \kɔ̃.vjɛ̃\ while conviés is \kɔ̃.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convient is recorded at frequency rank #2,869, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vjɛ̃\. 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 33831, this pair ranks #287,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convient vs conviés
Shared letters: cinov. Private to "convient": et. Private to "conviés": sé.
"convient" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convient ← cconvient · cnovient · conivent · connvient · conveint · conviennt · convientt · convietn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convient" and "conviés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "convient" or "conviés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convient" and "conviés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convient" 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 #287,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convient" and "conviés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conviés". 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 #287,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.