provocante

\pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\

/\pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\/ adj

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The verdict

“provocante” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,477
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de provocant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-provocante · provocante · French

provocante · rank #39,477 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,477
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH provoc

Nearest frequency peer: provoc (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « provocante »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « provocante » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for provocante
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocante
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,477
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « provocante »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.provocantese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « provoc » (#39,476), « prétendues » (#39,478), « prouvées » (#39,475). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « provocante » est au #39,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around provocante (IPA \pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,477 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de provocant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocante, with forms such as "porvocante", "pprovocante", and "proovcante". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is provocante, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de provocant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans la certitude un peu provocante des années 1980 que tout communique et se communique, parler d’une pandémie, c’est re-susciter le soupçon et motiver ainsi le passage d’identités fictives et repérables aux enjeux de la voix.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocante
  • pprovocante
  • proovcante
  • provcoante
  • provoacnte
  • provocanet
  • provocannte
  • provocantte
  • provocatne
  • provoccante
  • provocnate
  • provvocante
  • prrovocante
  • prvoocante
  • rpovocante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provocante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porvocante2pprovocante1proovcante2provcoante2provoacnte2provocanet2provocannte1provocantte1
Edit distance from "provocante"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provocante"?
"provocante" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\.
What does "provocante" mean?
As an adjective, "provocante" means: Féminin singulier de provocant.
What are common misspellings of "provocante"?
Common misspellings include "porvocante", "pprovocante", "proovcante", "provcoante", "provoacnte". The correct spelling is "provocante".
How do you pronounce "provocante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocante" is \pʁɔ.vɔ.kɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocante" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prétendues#39,478pulvériser#39,480procureure#39,468poussaient#39,464

Similar misspelling depth

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

prometteuses15 variantsrespectera15 variantsretournons15 variantspatriarcal15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list