Which to use
“provoquées” is an adjective and “provoquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,989
- “provoquées” frequency rank
- #4,366
- “provoquer” frequency rank
- 27355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquées | provoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de provoqué. | Inciter, exciter. |
Same sound, different letters: provoquées vs provoquer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. provoquées runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVVC) against provoquer's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: provoquées vs provoquer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: provoquées and provoquer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoquées is recorded at frequency rank #22,989, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\. provoquer is at rank #4,366, tagged as averb, 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 27355, this pair ranks #329,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoquées vs provoquer
Shared letters: eopqruv. Private to "provoquées": sé. Private to "provoquer": -.
"provoquées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVVC · "provoquer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquer ← porvoquer · pprovoquer · proovquer · provoqeur · provoqquer · provoquerr · provoqure · provouqer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provoquées" and "provoquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provoquées" or "provoquer"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "provoquées" / "provoquer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquées" and "provoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoquées vs provoquera". 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 #329,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.