Which to use
“provocado” and “provocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- #4,827
- “provocar” frequency rank
- 12042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocado | provocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de provocar. | Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente. |
Where the eye mixes provocado and provocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provocado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against provocar's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provocado vs provocar
A purely visual mix-up. provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) and provocar ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 12042, 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]. provocar is at rank #4,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ].
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 12042, this pair ranks #292,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocado vs provocar
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocado": d. Private to "provocar": -.
"provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provocado" for "provocar" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocado" and "provocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocado 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 #292,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.