convençãovsconvicçãoTell them apart

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.

9 ch
convenção
9 ch
convicção

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

Do "convenção" and "convicção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
Frequency check: "convenção" vs "convicção" - which ranks higher?
"convenção" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,318 in our Portuguese list, against #9,165 for "convicção". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list