Which to use
“convenção” and “convicção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,318
- “convenção” frequency rank
- #9,165
- “convicção” frequency rank
- 12483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convenção | convicção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assembleia formal de representantes ou delegados para discutir sobre assuntos predeterminados | certeza obtida por fatos ou razões, que não deixam dúvida nem dão lugar a objeção |
Letter map: convenção vs convicção
Shared letters muted; letters that set convenção and convicção apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. convenção and convicção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: convenção and convicção
convenção and convicção 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 12483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convenção is recorded at frequency rank #3,318, classified as anoun. convicção is at rank #9,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/.
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 12483, this pair ranks #60,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convenção vs convicção
Shared letters: cnovãç. Private to "convenção": e. Private to "convicção": i.
"convenção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "convicção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "convenção" vs "convicção" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "convenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convicção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convenção" and "convicção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convicção vs convicto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.