Provenienz
German, noun/pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s/
Provenienz is spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-I-E-N-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provenienz is a German feminine noun meaning “provenance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Herkunft, Ursprung”.
What does Provenienz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprovenance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herkunft, Ursprung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Provenienz
- Provenienzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Provenienz?
- /pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s/
- [pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Provenienz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Provenienz in German?
Provenienz appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).