Which to use
“provoquent” and “provoquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,842
- “provoquent” frequency rank
- #35,222
- “provoquera” frequency rank
- 48064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquent | provoquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de provoquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de provoquer. |
Where the eye mixes provoquent and provoquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provoquent (CCVCVCVVCC) and provoquera (CCVCVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses provoquent with provoquera
A purely visual mix-up. provoquent (\pʁɔ.vɔk\) and provoquera (\pʁɔ.vɔ.kə.ʁa\) 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 48064, 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\. provoquera is at rank #35,222, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.vɔ.kə.ʁa\.
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 48064, this pair ranks #181,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoquent vs provoquera
Shared letters: eopqruv. Private to "provoquent": nt. Private to "provoquera": a.
"provoquent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "provoquera" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquent ← porvoquent · pprovoquent · proovquent · provoqeunt · provoqquent · provoquennt · provoquentt · provoquetn
- provoquera ← porvoquera · pprovoquera · proovquera · provoqeura · provoqquera · provoquear · provoquerra · provoqurea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provoquent" for "provoquera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provoquent" vs "provoquera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquent" and "provoquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoquera 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 #181,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.