Which to use
“provoquent” and “provoquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,842
- “provoquent” frequency rank
- #4,366
- “provoquer” frequency rank
- 17208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquent | provoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de provoquer. | Inciter, exciter. |
Where the eye mixes provoquent and provoquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provoquent runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCC) against provoquer's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provoquent with provoquer
A purely visual mix-up. provoquent (\pʁɔ.vɔk\) and provoquer (\pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoquent is recorded at frequency rank #12,842, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔk\. 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 17208, this pair ranks #384,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provoquent vs provoquer
Shared letters: eopqruv. Private to "provoquent": nt. Private to "provoquer": -.
"provoquent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "provoquer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquent ← porvoquent · pprovoquent · proovquent · provoqeunt · provoqquent · provoquennt · provoquentt · provoquetn
- provoquer ← porvoquer · pprovoquer · proovquer · provoqeur · provoqquer · provoquerr · provoqure · provouqer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provoquent" and "provoquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provoquent" or "provoquer"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquent" 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 #384,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquent" and "provoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoc vs provoquent". 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 #384,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.