Provence

[pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]

/[pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]/ name

The verdict

“Provence” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,668
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-provence · Provence · German

Provence · rank #23,668 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Promo

Nearest frequency peer: Promo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Provence“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Provence“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Provence vs Prozente
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Provence
PropertyValue
HeadwordProvence
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,668
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Provence“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Provenceliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Promo“ (#23,667), „prächtige“ (#23,669), „princess“ (#23,666). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Provence“ bei #23,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Provence (IPA [pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,668 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Provence, with forms such as "porvence", "pprovence", and "proevnce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Prozente", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Provence, spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Provence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kräuter der Provence sind als Gewürzmischung handelsüblich und typisch für die provenzalische Küche.
  2. „Die Bergwanderer in der Provence feuern jeden Radfahrer, der an ihnen vorbeikriecht, mit allez! allez! an.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvence
  • pprovence
  • proevnce
  • provecne
  • provencce
  • provenec
  • provennce
  • provnece
  • provvence
  • prrovence
  • prvoence
  • rpovence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Provence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvence2pprovence1proevnce2provecne2provencce1provenec2provennce1provnece2
Edit distance from "Provence"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Provence"?
"Provence" is spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs].
What does "Provence" mean?
As a proper noun, "Provence" means: die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich
What words are commonly confused with "Provence"?
"Provence" is commonly confused with "Prozente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Provence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Provence" is [pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Provence" come from?
"Provence" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Provence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list