provocación

\pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\

/\pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\/ noun

The verdict

“provocación” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provocation, action de provoquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-provocacion · provocación · French

provocación · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for provocación
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocación
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « provocación » en français

provocaciónreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

provocación is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for provocación in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is provocación, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provocation, action de provoquer.
  2. 2
    Provocation, délit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how provocación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Actos de provocación.
  2. Delito de provocación a la discriminación o a la violencia racial.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provocación"?
"provocación" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\.
What does "provocación" mean?
As a noun, "provocación" means: Provocation, action de provoquer.
How do you pronounce "provocación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocación" is \pɾo.βo.kaˈθjõn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocación" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list