Which to use
“indication” and “invocation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,482
- “indication” frequency rank
- #32,451
- “invocation” frequency rank
- 38933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indication | invocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An act of pointing out or indicating. | The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being. |
Where the eye mixes indication and invocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indication vs invocation
A purely visual mix-up. indication (/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/) and invocation (/ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indication is recorded at frequency rank #6,482, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/. invocation is at rank #32,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
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 38933, this pair ranks #281,360 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indication vs invocation
Shared letters: acinot. Private to "indication": d. Private to "invocation": v.
"indication" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "invocation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indication ← idnication · indciation · inddication · indiaction · indicaiton · indicasion · indicatino · indicationn
- invocation ← innvocation · inovcation · invcoation · invoaction · invocaiton · invocasion · invocatino · invocationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indication" for "invocation" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indication" vs "invocation" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "indication" and "invocation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indication" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,360 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indication" and "invocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intonation vs invocation". 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 #281,360 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.