# proposed vs provoked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### proposed
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈpoʊzd/ · frequency rank #2,010*
simple past and past participle of propose

### provoked
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈvoʊkt/ · frequency rank #14,819*
simple past and past participle of provoke

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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