convocarávsconvocaronConfusable pair

Which to use

“convocará” and “convocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,484
“convocará” frequency rank
#29,565
“convocaron” frequency rank
73049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature convocará convocaron
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro 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 convocará and convocaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convocará runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against convocaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
convocará
10 ch
convocaron

Why the eye confuses convocará with convocaron

A purely visual mix-up. convocará ([kõmbokaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

convocará is recorded at frequency rank #43,484, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmbokaˈɾa]. 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 73049, this pair ranks #24,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of convocará vs convocaron

Shared letters: acnorv. Private to "convocará": á. Private to "convocaron": -.

"convocará" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "convocaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convocaroncconvocaron · cnovocaron · conbocaron · connvocaron · conovcaron · convcoaron · convoacron · convocaorn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "convocará" for "convocaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbokaˈɾa] versus [kõmboˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "convocará" vs "convocaron" - which ranks higher?
"convocaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,565 in our Spanish list, against #43,484 for "convocará". 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 "convocará" 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 #24,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "convocará" and "convocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocará 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 #24,103 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