Provence

/[pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,668

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Provence is aGermanname. It means: die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich Pronounced [pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]. Often confused with Prozente.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Provence in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Provence is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,668 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Provence, with forms such as "porvence", "pprovence", and "proevnce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Prozente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Provence, spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von Frankreich

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Provence

Misspelling Variants of "Provence"

porvence8pprovence9proevnce8provecne8provencce9provenec8provennce9provnece8
Misspelling Variants of "Provence"

Frequency rank: #23,668 in German

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 name, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.