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convoquer

French, verb/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/

convoquer is spelled C-O-N-V-O-Q-U-E-R (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 18,149th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convoquer is a French verb meaning “to convene, convoke (invite together)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avertir ou ordonner de se réunir”.

What does convoquer mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to convene, convoke (invite together)

  2. 2

    to summon, call (call up), invite

  3. 3

    to summon; to summons

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Avertir ou ordonner de se réunir. 2. Faire appel à, réunir, rassembler.

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 convoquer

  • avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
  • convoquant gerund participle present
  • ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
  • convoqué participle past
  • convoque first-person indicative present
  • convoques indicative present second-person
  • convoquons first-person indicative plural
  • convoquez indicative plural present
  • convoquent indicative plural present
  • convoquais first-person imperfect indicative
  • convoquait imperfect indicative singular
  • convoquions first-person imperfect indicative
  • convoquiez imperfect indicative plural
  • convoquaient imperfect indicative plural
  • convoquai first-person historic indicative
  • convoquas historic indicative past
  • convoqua historic indicative past
  • convoquâmes first-person historic indicative

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce convoquer?

  • /kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/
  • \kɔ̃.vɔ.ke\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to convoquer

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is convoquer in French?

convoquer appears 2.5 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).

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