Which to use
“provozieren” and “provoziert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,151
- “provozieren” frequency rank
- #12,367
- “provoziert” frequency rank
- 24518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provozieren | provoziert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beabsichtigt hervorrufen, auslösen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs provozieren |
Where the eye mixes provozieren and provoziert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. provozieren runs 11 letters (CCVCVCVVCVC) against provoziert's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provozieren with provoziert
A purely visual mix-up. provozieren ([pʁovoˈt͡siːʁən]) and provoziert ([pʁovoˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) 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 24518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provozieren is recorded at frequency rank #12,151, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁovoˈt͡siːʁən]. provoziert is at rank #12,367, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁovoˈt͡siːɐ̯t].
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 24518, this pair ranks #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provozieren vs provoziert
Shared letters: eioprvz. Private to "provozieren": n. Private to "provoziert": t.
"provozieren" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC · "provoziert" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provozieren ← porvozieren · pprovozieren · proovzieren · provoizeren · provozeiren · provozieern · provozierenn · provozierne
- provoziert ← porvoziert · pprovoziert · proovziert · provoizert · provozeirt · provozierrt · provoziertt · provozietr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provozieren" and "provoziert" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "provozieren" or "provoziert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "provozieren" and "provoziert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provozieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoziert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provozieren" and "provoziert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "projizieren vs provozieren". 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 #1,846,465 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.