provocador

[pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ]

/[pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“provocador” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,293
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que provoca o incita.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provocador · provocador · Spanish

provocador · rank #33,293 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,293
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH protectorado

Nearest frequency peer: protectorado (-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 “provocador”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “provocador” 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).

provocador vs provocar
80% similar
provocador vs provocando
80% similar
provocador vs provocaron
80% similar

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

Key facts for provocador
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocador
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,293
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provocador”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.provocadorcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “protectorado” (#33,292), “present” (#33,291), “psicoanalista” (#33,295). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provocador” va en #33,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around provocador (IPA [pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,293 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocador, with forms such as "porvocador", "pprovocador", and "probocador". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "provocar", "provocando", "provocaron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is provocador, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que provoca o incita.
  2. 2
    Que va buscando el conflicto con los demás.

Synonyms

bravucónaniñadochoroguapoinsolentevacilón

This word in other languages

provoking(English)provocateur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocador
  • pprovocador
  • probocador
  • proovcador
  • provcoador
  • provoacdor
  • provocaddor
  • provocadorr
  • provocadro
  • provocaodr
  • provoccador
  • provocdaor
  • provvocador
  • prrovocador
  • prvoocador
  • rpovocador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provocador - 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.

porvocador2pprovocador1probocador1proovcador2provcoador2provoacdor2provocaddor1provocadorr1
Edit distance from "provocador"

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 "provocador"?
"provocador" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ].
What does "provocador" mean?
As an adjective, "provocador" means: Que provoca o incita.
What words are commonly confused with "provocador"?
"provocador" is commonly confused with "provocar", "provocando", "provocaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provocador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocador" is [pɾoβ̞okaˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocador" come from?
"provocador" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

realizaría#33,305penicilina#33,272penetrante#33,271partituras#33,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

permitieran16 variantspenalidades16 variantsrevocatoria16 variantspasatiempos16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list