convocadosvsconvocaronTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#16,801
“convocados” frequency rank
#29,565
“convocaron” frequency rank
46366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convocados convocaron
Definition Forma del plural de convocado, participio de convocar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convocar.

Where the eye mixes convocados and convocaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convocados and convocaron 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
convocaron

Why the eye confuses convocados with convocaron

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convocados is [kõmboˈkað̞os] while convocaron is [kõmboˈkaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46366, 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]. convocaron is at rank #29,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmboˈkaɾõn].

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 46366, this pair ranks #126,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of convocados vs convocaron

Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocados": ds. Private to "convocaron": r.

"convocados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "convocaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convocadoscconvocados · cnovocados · conbocados · connvocados · conovcados · convcoados · convoacdos · convocaddos
  • convocaroncconvocaron · cnovocaron · conbocaron · connvocaron · conovcaron · convcoaron · convoacron · convocaorn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convocados" and "convocaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "convocados" is a participle and "convocaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "convocados" vs "convocaron" - which ranks higher?
"convocados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,801 in our Spanish list, against #29,565 for "convocaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "convocaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convocados" and "convocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convocamos vs convocaron". 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 #126,136 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