provocar

[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]

/[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“provocar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,827
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provocar · provocar · Spanish

provocar · rank #4,827 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH proporcionar

Nearest frequency peer: proporcionar (-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 “provocar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “provocar” 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).

provocar vs provocó
75% similar
provocar vs provocará
89% similar
provocar vs provocaron
80% similar

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

Key facts for provocar
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,827
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provocar”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “proporcionar” (#4,826), “presa” (#4,824), “recomendaciones” (#4,831). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provocar” va en #4,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around provocar (IPA [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,827 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocar, with forms such as "porvocar", "pprovocar", and "probocar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "provocó", "provocará", "provocaron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is provocar, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente.
  2. 2
    Producir algo consecuencias en las cosas o la gente.
  3. 3
    Voluntariamente llevar a enojo a una persona.
  4. 4
    Voluntaria o involuntariamente despertar el apetito sexual de otros.
  5. 5
    Producir rechazo.
  6. 6
    Echar por la boca lo contenido en el estómago.
  7. 7
    Producir deseos de hacer algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how provocar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Provocar tristeza. Provocar risa. Provocar excitación.
  2. Provocar destrozos un huracán.

Synonyms

inducirproducirsuscitaracarrearconllevarcausarsuscitarocasionarirritarenojartentarexcitarrepugnarapetecergustar

This word in other languages

provoke(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocar
  • pprovocar
  • probocar
  • proovcar
  • provcoar
  • provoacr
  • provocarr
  • provoccar
  • provocra
  • provvocar
  • prrovocar
  • prvoocar
  • rpovocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porvocar2pprovocar1probocar1proovcar2provcoar2provoacr2provocarr1provoccar1
Edit distance from "provocar"

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 "provocar"?
"provocar" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ].
What does "provocar" mean?
As a verb, "provocar" means: Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente.
What words are commonly confused with "provocar"?
"provocar" is commonly confused with "provocó", "provocará", "provocaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocar" is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocar" come from?
"provocar" 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 "provocar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poderosa#4,820soportar#4,837muriendo#4,808adopción#4,848

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

península13 variantsoperativo13 variantscercanos13 variantsdescuento13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list