Which to use
“provocan” and “provocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,913
- “provocan” frequency rank
- #14,681
- “provocaron” frequency rank
- 25594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocan | provocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de provocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocan and provocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocan runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against provocaron's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provocan with provocaron
A purely visual mix-up. provocan ([pɾoˈβ̞okãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocan is recorded at frequency rank #10,913, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞okãn]. 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 25594, this pair ranks #235,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provocan vs provocaron
Shared letters: acnoprv. Private to "provocan": -. Private to "provocaron": -.
"provocan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "provocaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocan ← porvocan · pprovocan · probocan · proovcan · provcoan · provoacn · provocann · provoccan
- provocaron ← porvocaron · pprovocaron · probocaron · proovcaron · provcoaron · provoacron · provocaorn · provocarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocan" and "provocaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provocan" vs "provocaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocan" 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 #235,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocan" 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 #235,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.