Which to use
“provocado” and “provocan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- #10,913
- “provocan” frequency rank
- 18128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocado | provocan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de provocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocado and provocan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provocado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against provocan's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provocado with provocan
A purely visual mix-up. provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) and provocan ([pɾoˈβ̞okãn]) 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 18128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocado is recorded at frequency rank #7,215, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]. 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 18128, this pair ranks #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocado vs provocan
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocado": d. Private to "provocan": n.
"provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provocado" for "provocan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provocado" vs "provocan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocado" 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 #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocado" and "provocan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocaba vs provocan". 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 #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.