provocaron

[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]

/[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]/ verb

The verdict

“provocaron” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,681
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provocaron · provocaron · Spanish

provocaron · rank #14,681 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,681
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prominente

Nearest frequency peer: prominente (-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 “provocaron”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “provocaron” 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).

provocaron vs provocar
80% similar
provocaron vs provocan
80% similar
provocaron vs provocado
80% similar

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

Key facts for provocaron
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocaron
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,681
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provocaron”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).provocaroncae 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 “prominente” (#14,680), “proyecta” (#14,682), “profesionalmente” (#14,679). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provocaron” va en #14,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around provocaron (IPA [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,681 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocaron, with forms such as "porvocaron", "pprovocaron", and "probocaron". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "provocar", "provocan", "provocado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is provocaron, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocaron
  • pprovocaron
  • probocaron
  • proovcaron
  • provcoaron
  • provoacron
  • provocaorn
  • provocarno
  • provocaronn
  • provocarron
  • provoccaron
  • provocraon
  • provvocaron
  • prrovocaron
  • prvoocaron
  • rpovocaron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provocaron - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvocaron2pprovocaron1probocaron1proovcaron2provcoaron2provoacron2provocaorn2provocarno2
Edit distance from "provocaron"

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 "provocaron"?
"provocaron" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn].
What does "provocaron" mean?
As a verb, "provocaron" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar.
What words are commonly confused with "provocaron"?
"provocaron" is commonly confused with "provocar", "provocan", "provocado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provocaron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocaron" is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocaron" come from?
"provocaron" 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 "provocaron", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list