Which to use
“invoque” and “invoquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,511
- “invoque” frequency rank
- #15,659
- “invoquer” frequency rank
- 34170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invoque | invoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de invoquer. | Appeler à son secours, à son aide, par une prière. |
Where the eye mixes invoque and invoquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. invoque runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against invoquer's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between invoque and invoquer
A purely visual mix-up. invoque (\ɛ̃.vɔk\) and invoquer (\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 extra letter(s) - “invoque” sits inside “invoquer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34170, 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\. invoquer is at rank #15,659, 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 34170, this pair ranks #285,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invoque vs invoquer
Shared letters: einoquv. Private to "invoque": -. Private to "invoquer": r.
"invoque" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invoquer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invoque" and "invoquer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "invoque" vs "invoquer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "invoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invoquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invoque" and "invoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invoque 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 #285,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.