Which to use
“provocaba” and “provocado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,070
- “provocaba” frequency rank
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- 38285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocaba | provocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provocar. | Participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocaba and provocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provocaba and provocado 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 provocado
A purely visual mix-up. provocaba ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaβ̞a]) and provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38285, 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]. provocado is at rank #7,215, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o].
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 38285, this pair ranks #170,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocaba vs provocado
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocaba": b. Private to "provocado": d.
"provocaba" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provocaba" and "provocado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "provocaba" vs "provocado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "provocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocaba" and "provocado" 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 #170,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.