Which to use
“provocado” and “provocó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,215
- “provocado” frequency rank
- #5,032
- “provocó” frequency rank
- 12247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocado | provocó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de provocar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocado and provocó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses provocado with provocó
A purely visual mix-up. provocado ([pɾoβ̞oˈkað̞o]) and provocó ([pɾoβ̞oˈko]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12247, 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]. provocó is at rank #5,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈko].
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 12247, this pair ranks #292,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocado vs provocó
Shared letters: coprv. Private to "provocado": ad. Private to "provocó": ó.
"provocado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "provocó" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocado ← porvocado · pprovocado · probocado · proovcado · provcoado · provoacdo · provocaddo · provocaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocado" and "provocó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provocado" or "provocó"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provocado" and "provocó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provocó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocado" and "provocó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proveyó vs provocó". 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 #292,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.