evocavsevocarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,029
“evoca” frequency rank
#35,504
“evocar” frequency rank
55533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evoca evocar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evocar. Llamar a los espíritus y a los muertos, suponiéndolos capaces de acudir a los conjuros e invocaciones.

Where the eye mixes evoca and evocar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
evoca
6 ch
evocar

Look-alike desk: evoca vs evocar

A purely visual mix-up. evoca ([eˈβ̞oka]) and evocar ([eβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “evoca” sits inside “evocar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evoca is recorded at frequency rank #20,029, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞oka]. evocar is at rank #35,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞oˈkaɾ].

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 55533, this pair ranks #78,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evoca vs evocar

Shared letters: aceov. Private to "evoca": -. Private to "evocar": r.

"evoca" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "evocar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evocaeboca · eovca · evcoa · evoac · evocca · evvoca · veoca
  • evocarebocar · eovcar · evcoar · evoacr · evocarr · evoccar · evocra · evvocar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evoca" and "evocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈβ̞oka] versus [eβ̞oˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evoca" vs "evocar" - which ranks higher?
"evoca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,029 in our Spanish list, against #35,504 for "evocar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "evoca" and "evocar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evoca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evoca" and "evocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evocan vs evocar". 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 #78,453 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