Which to use
“provoquait” and “provoquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,982
- “provoquait” frequency rank
- #12,842
- “provoquent” frequency rank
- 50824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquait | provoquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de provoquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de provoquer. |
Where the eye mixes provoquait and provoquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provoquait (CCVCVCVVVC) and provoquent (CCVCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between provoquait and provoquent
A purely visual mix-up. provoquait (\pʁɔ.vɔ.kɛ\) and provoquent (\pʁɔ.vɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoquait is recorded at frequency rank #37,982, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.kɛ\. provoquent is at rank #12,842, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔk\.
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 50824, this pair ranks #159,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoquait vs provoquent
Shared letters: opqrtuv. Private to "provoquait": ai. Private to "provoquent": en.
"provoquait" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVVC · "provoquent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquait ← porvoquait · pprovoquait · proovquait · provoqauit · provoqquait · provoquaitt · provoquati · provoquiat
- provoquent ← porvoquent · pprovoquent · proovquent · provoqeunt · provoqquent · provoquennt · provoquentt · provoquetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provoquait" and "provoquent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "provoquait" or "provoquent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquait" and "provoquent" 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 #159,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.