# provoke vs provoked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### provoke
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈvəʊk/ · frequency rank #15,035*
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

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

## Source
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