provocatively
"provocatively" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“provocatively” is uncommon English (frequency #59,644 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,644
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a provocative manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-provocatively · provocatively · English
provocatively · rank #59,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,644
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pul
Nearest frequency peer: pul (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “provocatively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Posen
Posen
40,366 corpus weight
- posi
posi
40,365 corpus weight
- predicates
predicates
40,364 corpus weight
- provocative…
provocatively
40,357 corpus weight
- pul
pul
40,356 corpus weight
- puncher
puncher
40,355 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “provocatively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | provocatively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #59,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “provocatively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
provocatively is uncommon English at frequency #59,644 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a provocative manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for provocatively, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From provocative + -ly. The correct English form is provocatively, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a provocative manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how provocatively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The two tables Peter approved of highly when they arrived next day and when Rita said provocatively to Peter's vanity, "Don't tell me you'll really be able to repeat that pattern as finely," Peter replied boastfully, "I'll do as good a job as the original, if not better."
Scottie, a precocious 10-year old,^([sic]) wears provocatively sloganed T-shirts and harasses her peers by text message.
Etymology
From provocative + -ly.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).