Which to use
“convicção” and “convocação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,165
- “convicção” frequency rank
- #9,648
- “convocação” frequency rank
- 18813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convicção | convocação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | certeza obtida por fatos ou razões, que não deixam dúvida nem dão lugar a objeção | ato ou efeito de convocar |
Where the eye mixes convicção and convocação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. convicção runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against convocação's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: convicção vs convocação
A purely visual mix-up. convicção (/kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/) 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 18813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convicção is recorded at frequency rank #9,165, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/. 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 18813, this pair ranks #52,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convicção vs convocação
Shared letters: cnovãç. Private to "convicção": i. Private to "convocação": a.
"convicção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "convocação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "convicção" for "convocação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "convicção" vs "convocação" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convicção" 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 #52,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convicção" and "convocação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convicção vs convicto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.