Which to use
“convocan” and “convocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “convocan” frequency rank
- #8,497
- “convocar” frequency rank
- 30449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convocan | convocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convocar. | Reclamar la presencia de alguien en un lugar o para concurrir en un acto. |
Where the eye mixes convocan and convocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. convocan and convocar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between convocan and convocar
A purely visual mix-up. convocan ([kõmˈbokãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “convocan” becomes r in “convocar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convocan is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbokãn]. 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 30449, this pair ranks #211,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convocan vs convocar
Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocan": -. Private to "convocar": r.
"convocan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "convocar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convocan" and "convocar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convocan" 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 #211,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convocan" and "convocar" 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 #211,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.