conventovsconvictoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: convento is a noun, convicto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“convento” is a noun and “convicto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,423
“convento” frequency rank
#31,709
“convicto” frequency rank
43132
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convento convicto
Definition casa onde religiosos vivem em comunidade que tem convicção; convencido; certo:

Letter map: convento vs convicto

Shared letters muted; letters that set convento and convicto apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. convento and convicto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
convento
8 ch
convicto

Grammar separator: convento vs convicto

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: convento is anoun and convictoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convento is recorded at frequency rank #11,423, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈvẽ.tu/. convicto is at rank #31,709, tagged as anadj.

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 43132, this pair ranks #22,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convento vs convicto

Shared letters: cnotv. Private to "convento": e. Private to "convicto": i.

"convento" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "convicto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convento ← cconvento · cnovento · conevnto · connvento · convennto · convenot · conventto · convetno
  • convicto ← cconvicto · cnovicto · conivcto · connvicto · convcito · conviccto · convicot · convictto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convento" and "convicto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convento" is a noun and "convicto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "convento" vs "convicto" - which ranks higher?
"convento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,423 in our Portuguese list, against #31,709 for "convicto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "convento" vs "convicto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convicto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convento" and "convicto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contento vs convento". 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 #22,542 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