Which to use
“colocação” and “convocação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,393
- “colocação” frequency rank
- #9,648
- “convocação” frequency rank
- 15041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colocação | convocação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de colocar | ato ou efeito de convocar |
Where the eye mixes colocação and convocação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. colocação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against convocação's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses colocação with convocação
A purely visual mix-up. colocação (/ko.lo.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.lo.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]) and convocação (/kõ.vu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 15041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colocação is recorded at frequency rank #5,393, classified as anoun, pronounced /ko.lo.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.lo.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. convocação is at rank #9,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vu.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 15041, this pair ranks #56,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colocação vs convocação
Shared letters: acoãç. Private to "colocação": l. Private to "convocação": nv.
"colocação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "convocação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colocação" and "convocação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "colocação" or "convocação" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colocação" and "convocação" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colocação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convocação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colocação" and "convocação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conotação vs convocação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.