Which to use
“invoque” and “invoquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,511
- “invoque” frequency rank
- #32,451
- “invoquée” frequency rank
- 50962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invoque | invoquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de invoquer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de invoquer. |
Where the eye mixes invoque and invoquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between invoque and invoquée
A purely visual mix-up. invoque (\ɛ̃.vɔk\) and invoquée (\ɛ̃.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 50962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invoque is recorded at frequency rank #18,511, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɔk\. invoquée is at rank #32,451, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.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 50962, this pair ranks #158,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invoque vs invoquée
Shared letters: einoquv. Private to "invoque": -. Private to "invoquée": é.
"invoque" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invoquée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- invoque ← innvoque · inovque · invoqeu · invoqque · invouqe · invqoue · invvoque · ivnoque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invoque" and "invoquée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "invoque" vs "invoquée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "invoque" and "invoquée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "invoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invoquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invoque" and "invoquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invoquée vs invoquées". 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 #158,615 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.