Which to use
“provoquent” is a verb and “provoqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,842
- “provoquent” frequency rank
- #22,381
- “provoqués” frequency rank
- 35223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquent | provoqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de provoquer. | Masculin pluriel de provoqué. |
Where the eye mixes provoquent and provoqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provoquent runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCC) against provoqués'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 provoqués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provoquent is \pʁɔ.vɔk\ while provoqués is \pʁɔ.vɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35223, 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\. 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 35223, this pair ranks #278,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provoquent vs provoqués
Shared letters: opqruv. Private to "provoquent": ent. Private to "provoqués": sé.
"provoquent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "provoqués" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquent ← porvoquent · pprovoquent · proovquent · provoqeunt · provoqquent · provoquennt · provoquentt · provoquetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provoquent" for "provoqués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "provoquent" or "provoqués"?
After this comparison
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 "provoqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquent" and "provoqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoquera vs provoqués". 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 #278,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.