reconvertievsreconvertirWhich spelling fits?

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

#46,984
“reconvertie” frequency rank
#34,277
“reconvertir” frequency rank
81261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reconvertie reconvertir
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de reconvertir. Faire revenir à l'état antérieur.

Where the eye mixes reconvertie and reconvertir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reconvertie (CVCVCCVCCVV) and reconvertir (CVCVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
reconvertie
11 ch
reconvertir

Visual trap between reconvertie and reconvertir

A purely visual mix-up. reconvertie (\ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\) and reconvertir (\ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\) 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 a single letter - e in “reconvertie” becomes r in “reconvertir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reconvertie is recorded at frequency rank #46,984, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\. reconvertir is at rank #34,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\.

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 81261, this pair ranks #19,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reconvertie vs reconvertir

Shared letters: ceinortv. Private to "reconvertie": -. Private to "reconvertir": -.

"reconvertie" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV  ·  "reconvertir" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reconvertie ← erconvertie · rceonvertie · recconvertie · recnovertie · reconevrtie · reconnvertie · reconverite · reconverrtie
  • reconvertir ← erconvertir · rceonvertir · recconvertir · recnovertir · reconevrtir · reconnvertir · reconveritr · reconverrtir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reconvertie" for "reconvertir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti\ versus \ʁə.kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reconvertie" vs "reconvertir" - which ranks higher?
"reconvertir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,277 in our French list, against #46,984 for "reconvertie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "reconvertie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reconvertir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reconvertie" and "reconvertir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconverti vs reconvertie". 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 #19,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list