evocanvsevocarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,084
“evocan” frequency rank
#35,504
“evocar” frequency rank
72588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evocan evocar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 evocan and evocar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. evocan and evocar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
evocan
6 ch
evocar

Look-alike desk: evocan vs evocar

A purely visual mix-up. evocan ([eˈβ̞okãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “evocan” becomes r in “evocar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evocan is recorded at frequency rank #37,084, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞okãn]. 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 72588, this pair ranks #25,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evocan vs evocar

Shared letters: aceov. Private to "evocan": n. Private to "evocar": r.

"evocan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "evocar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evocan ← ebocan · eovcan · evcoan · evoacn · evocann · evoccan · evocna · evvocan
  • evocar ← ebocar · eovcar · evcoar · evoacr · evocarr · evoccar · evocra · evvocar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "evocan" and "evocar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈβ̞okãn] versus [eβ̞oˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evocan" or "evocar"?
"evocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,504 in our Spanish list, against #37,084 for "evocan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evocan" 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 #25,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evocan" and "evocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "educan vs evocan". 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 #25,039 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