convocation
French, noun/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
convocation is spelled C-O-N-V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convocation is a French feminine noun meaning “summons (formal request to come, formal order to appear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de convoquer”.
What does convocation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesummons (formal request to come, formal order to appear)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de convoquer. 2. Le billet ou la lettre de convocation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of convocation
- convocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convocation?
- /kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to convocation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is convocation in French?
convocation appears 5.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).