Which to use
“provoca” and “provocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,543
- “provoca” frequency rank
- #4,827
- “provocar” frequency rank
- 9370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoca | provocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. | Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente. |
Where the eye mixes provoca and provocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provoca runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against provocar's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between provoca and provocar
A purely visual mix-up. provoca ([pɾoˈβ̞oka]) and provocar ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “provoca” sits inside “provocar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9370, 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]. provocar is at rank #4,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ].
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 9370, this pair ranks #302,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provoca vs provocar
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provoca": -. Private to "provocar": -.
"provoca" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provocar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provoca" and "provocar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "provoca" or "provocar"?
After this comparison
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 "provocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoca" and "provocar" 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 #302,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.