convocadavsconvocarConfusable pair

Quick tell: convocada is a participle, convocar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“convocada” is a participle and “convocar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,321
“convocada” frequency rank
#8,497
“convocar” frequency rank
22818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convocada convocar
Definition Forma del femenino de convocado, participio de convocar. Reclamar la presencia de alguien en un lugar o para concurrir en un acto.

Where the eye mixes convocada and convocar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convocada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against convocar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
convocada
8 ch
convocar

Look-alike desk: convocada vs convocar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convocada is [kõmboˈkað̞a] while convocar is [kõmboˈkaɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convocada is recorded at frequency rank #14,321, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmboˈkað̞a]. convocar is at rank #8,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmboˈkaɾ].

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 22818, this pair ranks #248,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of convocada vs convocar

Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocada": d. Private to "convocar": r.

"convocada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "convocar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convocadacconvocada · cnovocada · conbocada · connvocada · conovcada · convcoada · convoacda · convocaad
  • convocarcconvocar · cnovocar · conbocar · connvocar · conovcar · convcoar · convoacr · convocarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convocada" for "convocar" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convocada" is a participle and "convocar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convocada" or "convocar" show up more?
"convocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,497 in our Spanish list, against #14,321 for "convocada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "convocada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convocada" and "convocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convocada vs convocará". 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 #248,608 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