Which to use
“provocadas” and “provocados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,417
- “provocadas” frequency rank
- #22,472
- “provocados” frequency rank
- 47889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocadas | provocados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de provocado, participio de provocar. | Forma del plural de provocado, participio de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocadas and provocados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. provocadas and provocados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: provocadas vs provocados
A purely visual mix-up. provocadas ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “provocadas” becomes o in “provocados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocadas is recorded at frequency rank #25,417, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞as]. 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 47889, this pair ranks #117,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocadas vs provocados
Shared letters: acdoprsv. Private to "provocadas": -. Private to "provocados": -.
"provocadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "provocados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocadas ← porvocadas · pprovocadas · probocadas · proovcadas · provcoadas · provoacdas · provocaads · provocadass
- provocados ← porvocados · pprovocados · probocados · proovcados · provcoados · provoacdos · provocaddos · provocadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provocadas" and "provocados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "provocadas" vs "provocados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocadas" 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 #117,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocadas" and "provocados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocadas 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 #117,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.