Which to use
“provocación” and “provocaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,436
- “provocación” frequency rank
- #31,071
- “provocaciones” frequency rank
- 47507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocación | provocaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de provocar o incitar a alguien a que haga algo. | Forma del plural de provocación. |
Where the eye mixes provocación and provocaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. provocación runs 11 letters (CCVCVCVCVVC) against provocaciones's 13 (CCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between provocación and provocaciones
A purely visual mix-up. provocación ([pɾoβ̞okaˈsjõn]) and provocaciones ([pɾoβ̞okaˈsjones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocación is recorded at frequency rank #16,436, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈsjõn]. provocaciones is at rank #31,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈsjones].
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 47507, this pair ranks #119,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocación vs provocaciones
Shared letters: acinoprv. Private to "provocación": ó. Private to "provocaciones": es.
"provocación" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC · "provocaciones" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocaciones ← porvocaciones · pprovocaciones · probocaciones · proovcaciones · provcoaciones · provoacciones · provocacciones · provocacinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provocación" for "provocaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "provocación" or "provocaciones"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocación" and "provocaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocación vs provocaron". 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 #119,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.