provocatrice

\pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\

/\pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\/ noun

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The verdict

“provocatrice” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,648
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui est à l’origine d’un événement, d’un fait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-provocatrice · provocatrice · French

provocatrice · rank #44,648 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,648
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH protectionnis…

Nearest frequency peer: protectionnistes (-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 « provocatrice »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « provocatrice » 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 provocatrice
PropertyValue
Headwordprovocatrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\
Letters12
Frequency rank#44,648
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « provocatrice »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « protectionnistes » (#44,647), « précitée » (#44,649), « propagandiste » (#44,646). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « provocatrice » est au #44,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around provocatrice (IPA \pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,648 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for provocatrice, with forms such as "porvocatrice", "pprovocatrice", and "proovcatrice". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is provocatrice, spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui est à l’origine d’un événement, d’un fait.
  2. 2
    Celle qui agit intentionnellement pour obtenir une réaction de son partenaire ou de son adversaire.
  3. 3
    Celle qui aime à aguicher ou à provoquer à l’excitation sexuelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je suis écrasé par le double poids d’une haine dont je ne me sens pas coupable, haine contre l’Allemagne, provocatrice de cette guerre, haine contre les juifs en Autriche comme profiteurs de guerre.
  2. Baroud d’honneur sans espoir, mais qui laisserait l’illusion d’avoir tout tenté aux futures victimes et aux heureux rescapés du plan social. D’une fenêtre d’un premier étage, une femme reprit le refrain, y rajoutant une allusion très claire sur la similitude de mœurs des deux groupes cités, qui fit rire la foule et l’encouragea dans son insolence. Un bras…

This word in other languages

provocatrix(English)provocadora(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvocatrice
  • pprovocatrice
  • proovcatrice
  • provcoatrice
  • provoactrice
  • provocartice
  • provocatirce
  • provocatrcie
  • provocatricce
  • provocatriec
  • provocatrrice
  • provocattrice
  • provoccatrice
  • provoctarice
  • provvocatrice
  • prrovocatrice
  • prvoocatrice
  • rpovocatrice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provocatrice - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvocatrice2pprovocatrice1proovcatrice2provcoatrice2provoactrice2provocartice2provocatirce2provocatrcie2
Edit distance from "provocatrice"

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 "provocatrice"?
"provocatrice" is spelled P-R-O-V-O-C-A-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\.
What does "provocatrice" mean?
As a noun, "provocatrice" means: Celle qui est à l’origine d’un événement, d’un fait.
What are common misspellings of "provocatrice"?
Common misspellings include "porvocatrice", "pprovocatrice", "proovcatrice", "provcoatrice", "provoactrice". The correct spelling is "provocatrice".
How do you pronounce "provocatrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provocatrice" is \pʁɔ.vɔ.ka.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provocatrice" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list