Which to use
“provoca” and “provocaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,543
- “provoca” frequency rank
- #31,070
- “provocaba” frequency rank
- 35613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoca | provocaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provoca and provocaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provoca runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against provocaba's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provoca vs provocaba
A purely visual mix-up. provoca ([pɾoˈβ̞oka]) and provocaba ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “provoca” sits inside “provocaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoca is recorded at frequency rank #4,543, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞oka]. provocaba is at rank #31,070, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35613, this pair ranks #185,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoca vs provocaba
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provoca": -. Private to "provocaba": b.
"provoca" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provocaba" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provoca" and "provocaba" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provoca" or "provocaba" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoca" and "provocaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocaba vs provocaría". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #185,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.