Which to use
“invitation” and “invocation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,867
- “invitation” frequency rank
- #24,257
- “invocation” frequency rank
- 29124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitation | invocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’inviter. | Action d’invoquer. |
Where the eye mixes invitation and invocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between invitation and invocation
A purely visual mix-up. invitation (\ɛ̃.vi.ta.sjɔ̃\) and invocation (\ɛ̃.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invitation is recorded at frequency rank #4,867, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.ta.sjɔ̃\. invocation is at rank #24,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.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 29124, this pair ranks #318,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invitation vs invocation
Shared letters: ainotv. Private to "invitation": -. Private to "invocation": c.
"invitation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "invocation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invitation ← inivtation · innvitation · inviattion · invitaiton · invitatino · invitationn · invitatoin · invitattion
- invocation ← innvocation · inovcation · invcoation · invoaction · invocaiton · invocatino · invocationn · invocatoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invitation" and "invocation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "invitation" or "invocation" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitation" and "invocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invocation vs invocations". 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 #318,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.