Which to use
“convoque” and “convoqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,793
- “convoque” frequency rank
- #20,678
- “convoqués” frequency rank
- 40471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convoque | convoqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de convoquer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de convoquer. |
Where the eye mixes convoque and convoqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: convoque vs convoqués
A purely visual mix-up. convoque (\kɔ̃.vɔk\) and convoqués (\kɔ̃.vɔ.ke\) 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 40471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convoque is recorded at frequency rank #19,793, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔk\. convoqués is at rank #20,678, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɔ.ke\.
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 40471, this pair ranks #240,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convoque vs convoqués
Shared letters: cnoquv. Private to "convoque": e. Private to "convoqués": sé.
"convoque" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "convoqués" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convoque ← cconvoque · cnovoque · connvoque · conovque · convoqeu · convoqque · convouqe · convqoue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convoque" for "convoqués" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "convoque" or "convoqués" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "convoque" and "convoqués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "convoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convoqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convoque" and "convoqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenues vs convoqués". 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 #240,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.