conivência vs convivência, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“conivência” and “convivência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,193
“conivência” frequency rank: #9,984
“convivência” frequency rank: 48177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	conivência	convivência
Definition	característica ou estado do que é conivente	ato ou efeito de conviver

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conivência and convivência apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch

conivência

11 ch

convivência

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. conivência (/ku.ni.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/) and convivência (/kõ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/) 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 48177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conivência is recorded at frequency rank #38,193, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.ni.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/. convivência is at rank #9,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/.

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 48177, this pair ranks #17,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conivência vs convivência

Shared letters: acinovê. Private to "conivência": -. Private to "convivência": -.

"conivência" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "convivência" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

conivência#38,193

convivência#9,984

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conivência" and "convivência" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ku.ni.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/ versus /kõ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "conivência" or "convivência"?

"convivência" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,984 in our Portuguese list, against #38,193 for "conivência". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering conivência vs convivência

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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