conocíamosvsconvocamosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“conocíamos” and “convocamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,190
“conocíamos” frequency rank
#47,031
“convocamos” frequency rank
72221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conocíamos convocamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conocer. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de convocar.

Where the eye mixes conocíamos and convocamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. conocíamos (CVCVCVVCVC) and convocamos (CVCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
conocíamos
10 ch
convocamos

Visual trap between conocíamos and convocamos

A purely visual mix-up. conocíamos ([konoˈsiamos]) and convocamos ([kõmboˈkamos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conocíamos is recorded at frequency rank #25,190, classified as averb, pronounced [konoˈsiamos]. convocamos is at rank #47,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmboˈkamos].

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 72221, this pair ranks #25,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conocíamos vs convocamos

Shared letters: acmnos. Private to "conocíamos": í. Private to "convocamos": v.

"conocíamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "convocamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convocamoscconvocamos · cnovocamos · conbocamos · connvocamos · conovcamos · convcoamos · convoacmos · convocammos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conocíamos" and "convocamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([konoˈsiamos] versus [kõmboˈkamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conocíamos" or "convocamos" show up more?
"conocíamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,190 in our Spanish list, against #47,031 for "convocamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "conocíamos" and "convocamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conocíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convocamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conocíamos" and "convocamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocamos vs convocamos". 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 #25,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list