Which to use
“concoction” and “convocation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,499
- “concoction” frequency rank
- #33,189
- “convocation” frequency rank
- 69688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concoction | convocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. | The act of calling or assembling by summons. |
Letter map: concoction vs convocation
Shared letters muted; letters that set concoction and convocation apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Spelling & dictionary notes on concoction vs convocation
concoction and convocation are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concoction is recorded at frequency rank #36,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈkɒkʃən/. convocation is at rank #33,189, tagged as anoun.
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 69688, this pair ranks #53,508 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concoction vs convocation
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "concoction": -. Private to "convocation": av.
"concoction" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "convocation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concoction ← cconcoction · cnocoction · cocnoction · conccoction · conccotion · concocction · concociton · concocsion
- convocation ← cconvocation · cnovocation · connvocation · conovcation · convcoation · convoaction · convocaiton · convocasion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concoction" and "convocation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "concoction" or "convocation"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "concoction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,508 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concoction" and "convocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concoction vs conduction". 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 #53,508 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.