provocarávsprovocaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“provocará” and “provocaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,132
“provocará” frequency rank
#29,803
“provocaría” frequency rank
57935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature provocará provocaría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de provocar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de provocar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set provocará and provocaría apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
provocará
10 ch
provocaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. provocará ([pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa]) and provocaría ([pɾoβ̞okaˈɾia]) 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 57935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

provocará is recorded at frequency rank #28,132, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa]. provocaría is at rank #29,803, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾia].

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 57935, this pair ranks #68,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of provocará vs provocaría

Shared letters: acoprv. Private to "provocará": á. Private to "provocaría": í.

"provocará" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "provocaría" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "provocará" and "provocaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoβ̞okaˈɾa] versus [pɾoβ̞okaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "provocará" or "provocaría"?
"provocará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,132 in our Spanish list, against #29,803 for "provocaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list