convençãovsconversãoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,318
“convenção” frequency rank
#7,747
“conversão” frequency rank
11065
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convenção conversão
Definition assembleia formal de representantes ou delegados para discutir sobre assuntos predeterminados ato ou efeito de converter

Letter map: convenção vs conversão

Shared letters muted; letters that set convenção and conversão apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. convenção and conversão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
convenção
9 ch
conversão

Corpus notes: convenção and conversão

convenção and conversão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convenção is recorded at frequency rank #3,318, classified as anoun. conversão is at rank #7,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

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 11065, this pair ranks #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of convenção vs conversão

Shared letters: cenovã. Private to "convenção": ç. Private to "conversão": rs.

"convenção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "conversão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convenção" for "conversão" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "convenção" or "conversão"?
"convenção" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,318 in our Portuguese list, against #7,747 for "conversão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "convenção" and "conversão". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conversão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convenção" and "conversão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conversão vs converso". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list