provocado

[pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]

/[pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“provocado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,215
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de provocar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provocado · provocado · Spanish

provocado · rank #7,215 · 14 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,215
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH ranking

Nearest frequency peer: ranking (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “provocado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “provocado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provocado vs provocó
67% similar
provocado vs provocar
78% similar
provocado vs provocan
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for provocado
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,215
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provocado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).provocadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ranking” (#7,216), “razas” (#7,217), “pondrá” (#7,212). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provocado” va en #7,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around provocado (IPA [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,215 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de provocar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocado, with forms such as "porvocado", "pprovocado", and "probocado". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "provocó", "provocar", "provocan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is provocado, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de provocar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocado
  • pprovocado
  • probocado
  • proovcado
  • provcoado
  • provoacdo
  • provocaddo
  • provocaod
  • provoccado
  • provocdao
  • provvocado
  • prrovocado
  • prvoocado
  • rpovocado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provocado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porvocado2pprovocado1probocado1proovcado2provcoado2provoacdo2provocaddo1provocaod2
Edit distance from "provocado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provocado"?
"provocado" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o].
What does "provocado" mean?
As a verb, "provocado" means: Participio de provocar.
What words are commonly confused with "provocado"?
"provocado" is commonly confused with "provocó", "provocar", "provocan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provocado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocado" is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocado" come from?
"provocado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "provocado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plantilla#7,211reportaje#7,223residente#7,224Palestina#7,204

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

operadores14 variantsinspector14 variantsbrasileña14 variantsexpulsión14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list