Which to use
“provoca” and “provocó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,543
- “provoca” frequency rank
- #5,032
- “provocó” frequency rank
- 9575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoca | provocó |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provoca and provocó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: provoca vs provocó
A purely visual mix-up. provoca ([pɾoˈβ̞oka]) and provocó ([pɾoβ̞oˈko]) 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 a single letter - a in “provoca” becomes ó in “provocó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9575, 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]. provocó is at rank #5,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈko].
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 9575, this pair ranks #301,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provoca vs provocó
Shared letters: coprv. Private to "provoca": a. Private to "provocó": ó.
"provoca" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provocó" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoca ← porvoca · pprovoca · proboca · proovca · provcoa · provoac · provocca · provvoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provoca" and "provocó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provoca" vs "provocó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "provocó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoca" and "provocó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proveyó vs provocó". 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 #301,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.