Which to use
“convenção” is a noun and “convencer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,318
- “convenção” frequency rank
- #4,715
- “convencer” frequency rank
- 8033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenção | convencer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assembleia formal de representantes ou delegados para discutir sobre assuntos predeterminados | fazer com que um indivíduo ou um grupo de indivíduos mude a sua opinião sobre determinado assunto, tema ou fato |
Letter map: convenção vs convencer
Shared letters muted; letters that set convenção and convencer apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. convenção (CVCCVCCVV) and convencer (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for convenção / convencer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: convenção is anoun and convenceraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convenção is recorded at frequency rank #3,318, classified as anoun. 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 8033, this pair ranks #65,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convenção vs convencer
Shared letters: cenov. Private to "convenção": ãç. Private to "convencer": r.
"convenção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "convencer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convencer ← cconvencer · cnovencer · conevncer · connvencer · convecner · convenccer · convencerr · convencre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convenção" and "convencer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Pair "convenção" vs "convencer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "convenção" 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 #65,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenção" and "convencer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjunção vs convenção". 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 #65,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.