convocanvsconvocarConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
convocan
8 ch
convocar

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

  • convocancconvocan · cnovocan · conbocan · connvocan · conovcan · convcoan · convoacn · convocann
  • convocarcconvocar · cnovocar · conbocar · connvocar · conovcar · convcoar · convoacr · convocarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "convocan" and "convocar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈbokãn] versus [kõmboˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "convocan" or "convocar"?
"convocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,497 in our Spanish list, against #21,952 for "convocan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list