Which to use
“conversa” and “convés” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,006
- “conversa” frequency rank
- #20,252
- “convés” frequency rank
- 21258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conversa | convés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | troca de informações entre duas ou mais pessoas por via oral | parte da cobertura superior de um navio |
Where the eye mixes conversa and convés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conversa vs convés
A purely visual mix-up. conversa (/kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/) and convés (/kõ.ˈvɛʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conversa is recorded at frequency rank #1,006, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/. convés is at rank #20,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈvɛʃ/.
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 21258, this pair ranks #49,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conversa vs convés
Shared letters: cnosv. Private to "conversa": aer. Private to "convés": é.
"conversa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "convés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conversa ← cconversa · cnoversa · conevrsa · connversa · converas · converrsa · converssa · convesra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conversa" for "convés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conversa" or "convés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conversa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conversa" and "convés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contest vs convés". 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 #49,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.