Which to use
“provoc” and “provost” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,476
- “provoc” frequency rank
- #41,468
- “provost” frequency rank
- 80944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoc | provost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provocation. | Variante de prevost. |
Letter map: provoc vs provost
Shared letters muted; letters that set provoc and provost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: provoc and provost
provoc and provost are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoc is recorded at frequency rank #39,476, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔk\. provost is at rank #41,468, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80944, this pair ranks #19,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provoc vs provost
Shared letters: oprv. Private to "provoc": c. Private to "provost": st.
"provoc" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "provost" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provoc" and "provost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provoc" vs "provost" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "provoc" and "provost".
- Full dictionary entry for "provoc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoc" and "provost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proof vs provoc". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #19,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.