convocadovsconvocarWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
convocado
8 ch
convocar

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

  • convocadocconvocado · cnovocado · conbocado · connvocado · conovcado · convcoado · convoacdo · convocaddo
  • convocarcconvocar · cnovocar · conbocar · connvocar · conovcar · convcoar · convoacr · convocarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "convocado" and "convocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmboˈkað̞o] versus [kõmboˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "convocado" 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 #8,782 for "convocado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list