# invocation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #32,451

## Definitions
1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
2. A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
3. An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
4. The act of invoking, such as a function call.

## Etymology
From Middle English invocacioun, from Old French invocacion, from Latin invocatio, invocationem. Equivalent to invoke + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **innovation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovation-vs-invocation)
- **invitation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invitation-vs-invocation)
- **indication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indication-vs-invocation)
- **intonation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intonation-vs-invocation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`innvocation`, `inovcation`, `invcoation`, `invoaction`, `invocaiton`, `invocasion`, `invocatino`, `invocationn`, `invocatoin`, `invocattion`, `invoccation`, `invoctaion`, `invvocation`, `ivnocation`, `nivocation`

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