provoques

[pɾoˈβ̞okes]

/[pɾoˈβ̞okes]/ verb

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The verdict

“provoques” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,243 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,243
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de provocar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provoques · provoques · Spanish

provoques · rank #89,243 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,243
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH provechosos

Nearest frequency peer: provechosos (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “provoques”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “provoques” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for provoques
PropertyValue
Headwordprovoques
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞okes]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,243
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “provoques” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.provoquescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “provechosos” (#89,241), “proteicas” (#89,240), “pulsador” (#89,246). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provoques” va en #89,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

provoques is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,243 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾoˈβ̞okes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de provocar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for provoques in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is provoques, spelled P-R-O-V-O-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de 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 "provoques"?
"provoques" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞okes].
What does "provoques" mean?
As a verb, "provoques" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de provocar.
How do you pronounce "provoques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provoques" is [pɾoˈβ̞okes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provoques" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

proteicas#89,240premiaron#89,222reelegida#89,271reforzaba#89,275

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list