Which to use
“provocaba” is a verb and “provocadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,070
- “provocaba” frequency rank
- #25,417
- “provocadas” frequency rank
- 56487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocaba | provocadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provocar. | Forma del femenino plural de provocado, participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocaba and provocadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocaba runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against provocadas's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provocaba with provocadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provocaba is [pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a] while provocadas is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56487, 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]. provocadas is at rank #25,417, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞as].
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 56487, this pair ranks #74,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provocaba vs provocadas
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocaba": b. Private to "provocadas": ds.
"provocaba" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocaba ← porvocaba · pprovocaba · probocaba · proovcaba · provcoaba · provoacba · provocaab · provocabba
- provocadas ← porvocadas · pprovocadas · probocadas · proovcadas · provcoadas · provoacdas · provocaads · provocadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocaba" and "provocadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provocaba" or "provocadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "provocadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocaba" and "provocadas" 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 #74,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.