Which to use
“provocan” and “provocó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,913
- “provocan” frequency rank
- #5,032
- “provocó” frequency rank
- 15945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocan | provocó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 provocan and provocó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between provocan and provocó
A purely visual mix-up. provocan ([pɾoˈβ̞okãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15945, 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]. 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 15945, this pair ranks #278,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocan vs provocó
Shared letters: coprv. Private to "provocan": an. Private to "provocó": ó.
"provocan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "provocó" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocan ← porvocan · pprovocan · probocan · proovcan · provcoan · provoacn · provocann · provoccan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provocan" and "provocó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "provocan" vs "provocó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provocan" and "provocó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocan" 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 #278,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocan" 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 #278,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.