Which to use
“provoca” and “provocará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,543
- “provoca” frequency rank
- #28,132
- “provocará” frequency rank
- 32675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoca | provocará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provoca and provocará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provoca runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against provocará's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provoca with provocará
A purely visual mix-up. provoca ([pɾoˈβ̞oka]) and provocará ([pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa]) 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 “provocará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32675, 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]. provocará is at rank #28,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa].
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 32675, this pair ranks #200,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoca vs provocará
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provoca": -. Private to "provocará": á.
"provoca" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provocará" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoca ← porvoca · pprovoca · proboca · proovca · provcoa · provoac · provocca · provvoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provoca" and "provocará" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "provoca" or "provocará"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoca" and "provocará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocaba vs provocará". 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 #200,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.