Which to use
“convoi” is a noun and “convoite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,367
- “convoi” frequency rank
- #41,196
- “convoite” frequency rank
- 49563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convoi | convoite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion plus ou moins grande de navires de commerce naviguant sous l’escorte d’un ou de plusieurs vaisseaux armés. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoiter. |
Where the eye mixes convoi and convoite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. convoi 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.
Why the eye confuses convoi with convoite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convoi is \kɔ̃.vwa\ while convoite is \kɔ̃.vwat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “convoi” sits inside “convoite”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convoi is recorded at frequency rank #8,367, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vwa\. 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 49563, this pair ranks #169,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convoi vs convoite
Shared letters: cinov. Private to "convoi": -. Private to "convoite": et.
"convoi" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "convoite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convoi" and "convoite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "convoi" or "convoite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convoi" 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 #169,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convoi" 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 #169,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.