# convocation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,189

## Definitions
1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.
2. An assembly or meeting.
3. An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
4. An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
5. A flock of eagles.

## Etymology
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.

## Easily confused with
- **conviction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conviction-vs-convocation)
- **convection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convection-vs-convocation)
- **concoction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concoction-vs-convocation)
- **consolation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consolation-vs-convocation)
- **connotation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connotation-vs-convocation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconvocation`, `cnovocation`, `connvocation`, `conovcation`, `convcoation`, `convoaction`, `convocaiton`, `convocasion`, `convocatino`, `convocationn`, `convocatoin`, `convocattion`, `convoccation`, `convoctaion`, `convvocation`, `covnocation`, `ocnvocation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/convocation