Which to use
“convocado” and “convocan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,782
- “convocado” frequency rank
- #21,952
- “convocan” frequency rank
- 30734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convocado | convocan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de convocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convocar. |
Where the eye mixes convocado and convocan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convocado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against convocan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: convocado vs convocan
A purely visual mix-up. convocado ([kõmboˈkað̞o]) and convocan ([kõmˈbokãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convocado is recorded at frequency rank #8,782, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmboˈkað̞o]. convocan is at rank #21,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbokãn].
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 30734, this pair ranks #210,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convocado vs convocan
Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocado": d. Private to "convocan": -.
"convocado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "convocan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convocado" and "convocan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "convocado" vs "convocan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convocan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convocado" and "convocan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convocan 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 #210,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.