Which to use
“colloque” is a noun and “convoque” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,669
- “colloque” frequency rank
- #19,793
- “convoque” frequency rank
- 27462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colloque | convoque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conférence entre deux rois ou entre deux chefs d’État, en vue de s’entendre sur des matières politiques, religieuses, etc. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoquer. |
Where the eye mixes colloque and convoque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: colloque vs convoque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: colloque is \kɔ.lɔk\ while convoque is \kɔ̃.vɔk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colloque is recorded at frequency rank #7,669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lɔk\. convoque is at rank #19,793, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔk\.
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 27462, this pair ranks #328,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colloque vs convoque
Shared letters: ceoqu. Private to "colloque": l. Private to "convoque": nv.
"colloque" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "convoque" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colloque" and "convoque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "colloque" or "convoque" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colloque" and "convoque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colloque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colloque" and "convoque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convoque vs convoquées". 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 #328,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.