Which to use
“colocar” and “convocar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #696
- “colocar” frequency rank
- #14,548
- “convocar” frequency rank
- 15244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colocar | convocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr num lugar | chamar para reunião |
Where the eye mixes colocar and convocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colocar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against convocar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colocar vs convocar
A purely visual mix-up. colocar (/ku.lu.ˈkaɾ/) and convocar (/kõ.vu.ˈkaɾ/) 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 15244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colocar is recorded at frequency rank #696, classified as averb, pronounced /ku.lu.ˈkaɾ/. convocar is at rank #14,548, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.vu.ˈkaɾ/.
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 15244, this pair ranks #56,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colocar vs convocar
Shared letters: acor. Private to "colocar": l. Private to "convocar": nv.
"colocar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "convocar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colocar" for "convocar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "colocar" vs "convocar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "colocar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colocar" and "convocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs colocar". 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 #56,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.