invoquer

\ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\

/\ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“invoquer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,659
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appeler à son secours, à son aide, par une prière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-invoquer · invoquer · French

invoquer · rank #15,659 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,659
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH janeiro

Nearest frequency peer: janeiro (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « invoquer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « invoquer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

invoquer vs invoque
88% similar
invoquer vs indiquer
75% similar
invoquer vs invoquée
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for invoquer
PropertyValue
Headwordinvoquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,659
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « invoquer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.invoquerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « janeiro » (#15,660), « inutilement » (#15,657), « jen » (#15,661). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « invoquer » est au #15,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around invoquer (IPA \ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,659 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for invoquer, with forms such as "innvoquer", "inovquer", and "invoqeur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "invoque", "indiquer", "invoquée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is invoquer, spelled I-N-V-O-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appeler à son secours, à son aide, par une prière.
  2. 2
    Citer en sa faveur ; en appeler à.
  3. 3
    Mettre en avant pour expliquer un insuccès.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how invoquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Répétez avec la Vénérable Jeanne de Matel : « Vierge sainte, l’abîme d’iniquité et de bassesse invoque l’abîme de force et de splendeur, pour parler de votre suréminente gloire. » Hein, est-ce assez bien tourné ? notre ami.
  2. Il serait bon encore d'invoquer la protection du grand thaumaturge vers qui des milliers et des milliers de pèlerins venaient de toutes les provinces, de toutes les nations.

This word in other languages

invoke(English)llamar(Español)anrufen(Deutsch)apelar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innvoquer
  • inovquer
  • invoqeur
  • invoqquer
  • invoquerr
  • invoqure
  • invouqer
  • invqouer
  • invvoquer
  • ivnoquer
  • nivoquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of invoquer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

innvoquer1inovquer2invoqeur2invoqquer1invoquerr1invoqure2invouqer2invqouer2
Edit distance from "invoquer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "invoquer"?
"invoquer" is spelled I-N-V-O-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\.
What does "invoquer" mean?
As a verb, "invoquer" means: Appeler à son secours, à son aide, par une prière.
What words are commonly confused with "invoquer"?
"invoquer" is commonly confused with "invoque", "indiquer", "invoquée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invoquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invoquer" is \ɛ̃.vɔ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invoquer" come from?
"invoquer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "invoquer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imprimée#15,651illicite#15,650Giovanni#15,637flottant#15,632

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Minnesota11 variantsformées11 variantsmotards11 variantsdépouille11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list