provokant

/[pʁovoˈkant]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,580

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

provokant is anGermanadj. It means: so, dass es andere zu Abwehrreaktionen veranlassen kann oder soll Pronounced [pʁovoˈkant]. Often confused with Proviant.

Key facts for provokant
PropertyValue
Headwordprovokant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[pʁovoˈkant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,580
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of provokant in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for provokant is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁovoˈkant]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,580 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so, dass es andere zu Abwehrreaktionen veranlassen kann oder soll".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for provokant, with forms such as "porvokant", "pprovokant", and "proovkant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Proviant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is provokant, spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es andere zu Abwehrreaktionen veranlassen kann oder soll

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porvokant,pprovokant,proovkant,provkoant,provoaknt,provokannt,provokantt,provokatn,provokkant,provoknat,provvokant,prrovokant,prvookant,rpovokant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for provokant

Misspelling Variants of "provokant"

porvokant9pprovokant10proovkant9provkoant9provoaknt9provokannt10provokantt10provokatn9
Misspelling Variants of "provokant"

Frequency rank: #39,580 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provokant"?
"provokant" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁovoˈkant].
What does "provokant" mean?
As an adj, "provokant" means: so, dass es andere zu Abwehrreaktionen veranlassen kann oder soll
What words are commonly confused with "provokant"?
"provokant" is commonly confused with "Proviant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provokant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provokant" is [pʁovoˈkant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provokant" come from?
"provokant" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.