Which to use
“provocar” and “provocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,827
- “provocar” frequency rank
- #14,681
- “provocaron” frequency rank
- 19508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provocar | provocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Producir una reacción de un sentimiento, inducir un estado diferente. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de provocar. |
Where the eye mixes provocar and provocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provocar 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.
Visual trap between provocar and provocaron
A purely visual mix-up. provocar ([pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “provocar” sits inside “provocaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provocar is recorded at frequency rank #4,827, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞oˈkaɾ]. 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 19508, this pair ranks #263,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provocar vs provocaron
Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocar": -. Private to "provocaron": n.
"provocar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "provocaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provocar ← porvocar · pprovocar · probocar · proovcar · provcoar · provoacr · provocarr · provoccar
- provocaron ← porvocaron · pprovocaron · probocaron · proovcaron · provcoaron · provoacron · provocaorn · provocarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provocar" and "provocaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provocar" or "provocaron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provocar" and "provocaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provocar" 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 #263,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provocar" 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 #263,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.