Which to use
“provocaba” is a verb and “provocada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,070
- “provocaba” frequency rank
- #15,696
- “provocada” frequency rank
- 46766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocaba | provocada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provocar. | Forma del femenino de provocado, participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocaba and provocada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocaba and provocada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: provocaba vs provocada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provocaba is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a] while provocada is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “provocaba” becomes d in “provocada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocaba is recorded at frequency rank #31,070, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a]. provocada is at rank #15,696, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞a].
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 46766, this pair ranks #123,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocaba vs provocada
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocaba": b. Private to "provocada": d.
"provocaba" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provocaba" for "provocada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "provocaba" or "provocada"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocaba" and "provocada" 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 #123,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.