Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provoked

/pɹəˈvoʊkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
pro-voked
IPA
/pɹəˈvoʊkt/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈvoʊkt/
  • British English: /pɹəˈvəʊkt/

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Questions

How do you pronounce provoked?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈvoʊkt/.
What does provoked mean?
simple past and past participle of provoke

How to pronounce provoked

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