unprovoked

Name: unprovoked, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/

//ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt// adj

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

The verdict

“unprovoked” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,002
frequency rank, English: 23,789
“U” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Happening without provocation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unprovoked · unprovoked · English

unprovoked · rank #36,002 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,002
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 23,789
PHOTO-FINISH unremarkable

Nearest frequency peer: unremarkable (+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.

underweight

64,002
undetectable

64,001
unprovoked

63,999
unremarkable

63,998
untrustwort…

63,997
Unwin

63,996

What this shows Bars show where “unprovoked” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for unprovoked
Property	Value
Headword	unprovoked
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#36,002
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unprovoked” sits in English 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). unprovoked lands here:

#36,002

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unprovoked (IPA /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,002 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Happening without provocation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unprovoked, with forms such as "nuprovoked", "unnprovoked", and "unporvoked". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + provoked. The correct English form is unprovoked, spelled U-N-P-R-O-V-O-K-E-D.

Definition

1
Happening without provocation.

Etymology

From un- + provoked.

This word in other languages

unprovoziert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuprovoked
unnprovoked
unporvoked
unpprovoked
unproovked
unprovkoed
unprovoekd
unprovokde
unprovokedd
unprovokked
unprovvoked
unprrovoked
unprvooked
unrpovoked
upnrovoked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unprovoked - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "unprovoked"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unprovoked"?

"unprovoked" is spelled U-N-P-R-O-V-O-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/.

What does "unprovoked" mean?

As an adjective, "unprovoked" means: Happening without provocation.

What are common misspellings of "unprovoked"?

Common misspellings include "nuprovoked", "unnprovoked", "unporvoked", "unpprovoked", "unproovked". The correct spelling is "unprovoked".

How do you pronounce "unprovoked"?

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

What is the origin of the word "unprovoked"?

From un- + provoked. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unprovoked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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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.