Which to use
“convocan” and “convocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “convocan” frequency rank
- #29,565
- “convocaron” frequency rank
- 51517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convocan | convocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de convocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de convocar. |
Where the eye mixes convocan and convocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convocan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against convocaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: convocan vs convocaron
A purely visual mix-up. convocan ([kõmˈbokãn]) and convocaron ([kõmboˈkaɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51517, 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]. 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 51517, this pair ranks #97,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convocan vs convocaron
Shared letters: acnov. Private to "convocan": -. Private to "convocaron": r.
"convocan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "convocaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convocan ← cconvocan · cnovocan · conbocan · connvocan · conovcan · convcoan · convoacn · convocann
- convocaron ← cconvocaron · cnovocaron · conbocaron · connvocaron · conovcaron · convcoaron · convoacron · convocaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "convocan" 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 #97,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convocan" 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 #97,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.