Which to use
“provocada” is a participle and “provocan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,696
- “provocada” frequency rank
- #10,913
- “provocan” frequency rank
- 26609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocada | provocan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de provocado, participio de provocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocada and provocan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses provocada with provocan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provocada is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞a] while provocan is [pɾoˈβ̞okãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26609, 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]. provocan is at rank #10,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞okãn].
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 26609, this pair ranks #230,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocada vs provocan
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocada": d. Private to "provocan": n.
"provocada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocada" and "provocan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provocada" vs "provocan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocada" and "provocan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocada vs provocador". 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 #230,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.