Which to use
“provocado” and “provocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- #14,681
- “provocaron” frequency rank
- 21896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocado | provocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de provocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocado and provocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against provocaron's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provocado vs provocaron
A purely visual mix-up. provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) and provocaron ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn]) 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 21896, 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]. provocaron is at rank #14,681, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾõn].
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 21896, this pair ranks #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocado vs provocaron
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocado": d. Private to "provocaron": n.
"provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocado ← porvocado · pprovocado · probocado · proovcado · provcoado · provoacdo · provocaddo · provocaod
- provocaron ← porvocaron · pprovocaron · probocaron · proovcaron · provcoaron · provoacron · provocaorn · provocarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocado" and "provocaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provocado" or "provocaron"?
What to do next
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 "provocaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocado" and "provocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provocador vs provocaron". 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 #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.