provokant

[pʁovoˈkant]

/[pʁovoˈkant]/ adj

The verdict

“provokant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,580
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass es andere zu Abwehrreaktionen veranlassen kann oder soll

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provokant vs Proviant
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Where “provokant” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). provokant lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around provokant (IPA [pʁovoˈkant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,580 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is provokant, spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-N-T.

Definition

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

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provokant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvokant2pprovokant1proovkant2provkoant2provoaknt2provokannt1provokantt1provokatn2
Edit distance from "provokant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “provokant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-V-O-K-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁovoˈkant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Proviant” - see the side-by-side comparison. provokant vs Proviant
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list