Which to use
“provocada” and “provocados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,696
- “provocada” frequency rank
- #22,472
- “provocados” frequency rank
- 38168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocada | provocados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de provocado, participio de provocar. | Forma del plural de provocado, participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocada and provocados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocada runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against provocados's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provocada with provocados
A purely visual mix-up. provocada ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞a]) and provocados ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocada is recorded at frequency rank #15,696, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞a]. provocados is at rank #22,472, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞os].
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 38168, this pair ranks #171,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocada vs provocados
Shared letters: acdoprv. Private to "provocada": -. Private to "provocados": s.
"provocada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocada ← porvocada · pprovocada · probocada · proovcada · provcoada · provoacda · provocaad · provocadda
- provocados ← porvocados · pprovocados · probocados · proovcados · provcoados · provoacdos · provocaddos · provocadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provocada" and "provocados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "provocada" or "provocados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provocada" and "provocados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocada" and "provocados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocador vs provocados". 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 #171,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.