Which to use
“colocation” and “convocation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,376
- “colocation” frequency rank
- #10,301
- “convocation” frequency rank
- 37677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colocation | convocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Location faite par plusieurs personnes. | Action de convoquer. |
Where the eye mixes colocation and convocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between colocation and convocation
A purely visual mix-up. colocation (\ko.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) and convocation (\kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colocation is recorded at frequency rank #27,376, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\. convocation is at rank #10,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\.
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 37677, this pair ranks #260,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colocation vs convocation
Shared letters: acinot. Private to "colocation": l. Private to "convocation": v.
"colocation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "convocation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- colocation ← ccolocation · cloocation · colcoation · collocation · coloaction · colocaiton · colocatino · colocationn
- convocation ← cconvocation · cnovocation · connvocation · conovcation · convcoation · convoaction · convocaiton · convocatino
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colocation" for "convocation" ever safe?
Which is more common, "colocation" or "convocation"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "colocation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colocation" and "convocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocation vs colorations". 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 #260,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.