provokative

Name: provokative, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[pʁovokaˈtiːvə]

/[pʁovokaˈtiːvə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“provokative” is uncommon German (frequency #96,111 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,111
frequency rank, German: 49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ

Key facts for provokative
Property	Value
Headword	provokative
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[pʁovokaˈtiːvə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#96,111
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “provokative” 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). provokative lands here:

#96,111

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

provokative is uncommon German at frequency #96,111 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁovokaˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for provokative, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is provokative, spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
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Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ

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 "provokative"?

"provokative" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-K-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁovokaˈtiːvə].

What does "provokative" mean?

As an adjective, "provokative" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provokativ

How do you pronounce "provokative"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provokative" is [pʁovokaˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "provokative" come from?

"provokative" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “provokative”

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-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [pʁovokaˈtiːvə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.