provocadasvsprovocaráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: provocadas is a participle, provocará is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“provocadas” is a participle and “provocará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,417
“provocadas” frequency rank
#28,132
“provocará” frequency rank
53549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature provocadas provocará
Definition Forma del femenino plural de provocado, participio de provocar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de provocar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set provocadas and provocará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
provocadas
9 ch
provocará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provocadas is [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞as] while provocará is [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa]. 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 53549, 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]. provocará is at rank #28,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa].

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 53549, this pair ranks #87,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of provocadas vs provocará

Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocadas": ds. Private to "provocará": á.

"provocadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC  ·  "provocará" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • provocadasporvocadas · pprovocadas · probocadas · proovcadas · provcoadas · provoacdas · provocaads · provocadass

Frequency comparison

provocadas#25,417
provocará#28,132

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "provocadas" and "provocará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "provocadas" is a participle and "provocará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "provocadas" or "provocará"?
"provocadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,417 in our Spanish list, against #28,132 for "provocará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering provocadas vs provocará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “provocadas”; for a verb, it's “provocará”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “provocadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list