Which to use
“provoqué” is a verb and “provoqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,909
- “provoqué” frequency rank
- #22,381
- “provoqués” frequency rank
- 28290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoqué | provoqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe provoquer. | Masculin pluriel de provoqué. |
Same sound, different letters: provoqué vs provoqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. provoqué runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against provoqués's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - provoqué and provoqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: provoqué and provoqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “provoqué” sits inside “provoqués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoqué is recorded at frequency rank #5,909, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\. provoqués is at rank #22,381, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\.
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 28290, this pair ranks #323,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoqué vs provoqués
Shared letters: opqruvé. Private to "provoqué": -. Private to "provoqués": s.
"provoqué" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "provoqués" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provoqué" for "provoqués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "provoqué" or "provoqués"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "provoqué" / "provoqués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoqué" and "provoqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoquera vs provoqués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.