conocidasvsconvocadasConfusable pair

Quick tell: conocidas is a unknown, convocadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conocidas” is an unknown and “convocadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,870
“conocidas” frequency rank
#23,732
“convocadas” frequency rank
28602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conocidas convocadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de conocido. Forma del femenino plural de convocado, participio de convocar.

Where the eye mixes conocidas and convocadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conocidas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against convocadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
conocidas
10 ch
convocadas

Why the eye confuses conocidas with convocadas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conocidas is [konoˈsið̞as] while convocadas is [kõmboˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conocidas is recorded at frequency rank #4,870, classified as anunknown, pronounced [konoˈsið̞as]. convocadas is at rank #23,732, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmboˈkað̞as].

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 28602, this pair ranks #221,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conocidas vs convocadas

Shared letters: acdnos. Private to "conocidas": i. Private to "convocadas": v.

"conocidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "convocadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conocidascconocidas · cnoocidas · concoidas · connocidas · conoccidas · conocdias · conociads · conocidass
  • convocadascconvocadas · cnovocadas · conbocadas · connvocadas · conovcadas · convcoadas · convoacdas · convocaads

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conocidas" for "convocadas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conocidas" is an unknown and "convocadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conocidas" or "convocadas"?
"conocidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,870 in our Spanish list, against #23,732 for "convocadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conocidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convocadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conocidas" and "convocadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convocadas 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 #221,200 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