Which to use
“provoca” and “provocado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,543
- “provoca” frequency rank
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- 11758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoca | provocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. | Participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provoca and provocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provoca runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against provocado's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between provoca and provocado
A purely visual mix-up. provoca ([pɾoˈβ̞oka]) and provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) 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 “provocado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11758, 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]. provocado is at rank #7,215, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o].
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 11758, this pair ranks #293,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provoca vs provocado
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provoca": -. Private to "provocado": d.
"provoca" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provoca" for "provocado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provoca" vs "provocado" - which ranks higher?
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 "provocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoca" and "provocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provida vs provoca". 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 #293,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.