Which to use
“provoqua” and “provoquait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,490
- “provoqua” frequency rank
- #37,982
- “provoquait” frequency rank
- 67472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoqua | provoquait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de provoquer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de provoquer. |
Where the eye mixes provoqua and provoquait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provoqua runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against provoquait's 10 (CCVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provoqua with provoquait
A purely visual mix-up. provoqua (\pʁɔ.vɔ.ka\) and provoquait (\pʁɔ.vɔ.kɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “provoqua” sits inside “provoquait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoqua is recorded at frequency rank #29,490, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.ka\. provoquait is at rank #37,982, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.kɛ\.
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 67472, this pair ranks #63,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provoqua vs provoquait
Shared letters: aopqruv. Private to "provoqua": -. Private to "provoquait": it.
"provoqua" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "provoquait" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoqua ← porvoqua · pprovoqua · proovqua · provoqau · provoqqua · provouqa · provqoua · provvoqua
- provoquait ← porvoquait · pprovoquait · proovquait · provoqauit · provoqquait · provoquaitt · provoquati · provoquiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provoqua" for "provoquait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provoqua" vs "provoquait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoqua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoqua" and "provoquait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoquait vs provoquerait". 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 #63,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.