Which to use
“conhecer” and “convencer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #709
- “conhecer” frequency rank
- #4,715
- “convencer” frequency rank
- 5424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conhecer | convencer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter conhecimento de | fazer com que um indivíduo ou um grupo de indivíduos mude a sua opinião sobre determinado assunto, tema ou fato |
Where the eye mixes conhecer and convencer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conhecer and convencer
A purely visual mix-up. conhecer (/ku.ɲɨ.ˈseɾ/) and convencer (/kõ.vẽ.ˈseɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conhecer is recorded at frequency rank #709, classified as averb, pronounced /ku.ɲɨ.ˈseɾ/. convencer is at rank #4,715, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.vẽ.ˈseɾ/.
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 5424, this pair ranks #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conhecer vs convencer
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "conhecer": h. Private to "convencer": v.
"conhecer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "convencer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conhecer" for "convencer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conhecer" vs "convencer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conhecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convencer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conhecer" and "convencer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceber vs conhecer". 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 #69,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.