Which to use
“provoquer” is a verb and “provoqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,366
- “provoquer” frequency rank
- #22,381
- “provoqués” frequency rank
- 26747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provoquer | provoqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inciter, exciter. | Masculin pluriel de provoqué. |
Same sound, different letters: provoquer vs provoqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. provoquer and provoqués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: provoquer vs provoqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: provoquer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provoquer is recorded at frequency rank #4,366, 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 26747, this pair ranks #333,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provoquer vs provoqués
Shared letters: opqruv. Private to "provoquer": e. Private to "provoqués": sé.
"provoquer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "provoqués" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provoquer ← porvoquer · pprovoquer · proovquer · provoqeur · provoqquer · provoquerr · provoqure · provouqer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provoquer" and "provoqués" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "provoquer" or "provoqués" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "provoquer" 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 #333,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provoquer" 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 #333,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.