Provokateur
[pʁovokaˈtøːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Provokateur” is uncommon German (frequency #89,438 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,438
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der durch sein Verhalten andere herausfordert; der absichtlich für Unfrieden sorgt
Corpus desk
Index DE-provokateur · Provokateur · German
Provokateur · rank #89,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,438
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH präzises
Nearest frequency peer: präzises (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Provokateur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Prolet
Prolet
10,567 corpus weight
- Proposition
Proposition
10,565 corpus weight
- Provokateur
Provokateur
10,563 corpus weight
- präzises
präzises
10,562 corpus weight
- prügelte
prügelte
10,561 corpus weight
- psychiatris…
psychiatrisches
10,559 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Provokateur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Provokateur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁovokaˈtøːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #89,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Provokateur” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Provokateur is uncommon German at frequency #89,438 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁovokaˈtøːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der durch sein Verhalten andere herausfordert; der absichtlich für Unfrieden sorgt".
Provokateur has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Provokateur, spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der durch sein Verhalten andere herausfordert; der absichtlich für Unfrieden sorgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Provokateur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In unzähligen Fabriken des Landes fanden Kundgebungen gegen den Provokateur und Kriegstreiber Stern statt, das Land wollte Frieden.“
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Provokateur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.