convocadosvsconvocamosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#16,801
“convocados” frequency rank
#47,031
“convocamos” frequency rank
63832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convocados convocamos
Definition Forma del plural de convocado, participio de convocar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de convocar.

Where the eye mixes convocados and convocamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. convocados and convocamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
convocados
10 ch
convocamos

Visual trap between convocados and convocamos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convocados is [kõmboˈkað̞os] while convocamos is [kõmboˈkamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “convocados” becomes m in “convocamos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convocados is recorded at frequency rank #16,801, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmboˈkað̞os]. convocamos is at rank #47,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmboˈkamos].

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 63832, this pair ranks #47,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convocados vs convocamos

Shared letters: acnosv. Private to "convocados": d. Private to "convocamos": m.

"convocados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "convocamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convocadoscconvocados · cnovocados · conbocados · connvocados · conovcados · convcoados · convoacdos · convocaddos
  • convocamoscconvocamos · cnovocamos · conbocamos · connvocamos · conovcamos · convcoamos · convoacmos · convocammos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convocados" for "convocamos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convocados" is a participle and "convocamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "convocados" or "convocamos"?
"convocados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,801 in our Spanish list, against #47,031 for "convocamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "convocados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convocamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convocados" and "convocamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocamos 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 #47,449 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