Which to use
“convocado” and “convocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,782
- “convocado” frequency rank
- #8,497
- “convocar” frequency rank
- 17279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convocado | convocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de convocar. | Reclamar la presencia de alguien en un lugar o para concurrir en un acto. |
Where the eye mixes convocado and convocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convocado 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.
Why the eye confuses convocado with convocar
A purely visual mix-up. convocado ([kõmboˈkað̞o]) and convocar ([kõmboˈkaɾ]) 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 17279, 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]. 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 17279, this pair ranks #272,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of convocado vs convocar
Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocado": d. Private to "convocar": r.
"convocado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "convocar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "convocado" and "convocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convocado" or "convocar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "convocado" 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 #272,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convocado" and "convocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convocado 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 #272,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.