Provenienz
[pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Provenienz” is uncommon German (frequency #54,817 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,817
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herkunft, Ursprung
Corpus desk
Index DE-provenienz · Provenienz · German
Provenienz · rank #54,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,817
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH proud
Nearest frequency peer: proud (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Provenienz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- propagierten
propagierten
45,187 corpus weight
- protect
protect
45,186 corpus weight
- proud
proud
45,185 corpus weight
- Provenienz
Provenienz
45,184 corpus weight
- Psychosomat…
Psychosomatik
45,182 corpus weight
- Puppentheat…
Puppentheater
45,180 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Provenienz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Provenienz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Provenienz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Provenienz is uncommon German at frequency #54,817 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herkunft, Ursprung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Provenienz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Provenienz, spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-I-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Herkunft, Ursprung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Provenienz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich unterließ es absichtlich, die Provenienz der mitgeteilten Gesänge anzugeben. Bei der Freizügigkeit des heutigen Bauernburschen ist die ursprüngliche Herkunft seiner Lieder schwer nachweisbar.“
„Es wäre schier unmöglich, alle Handelsartikel pflanzlicher oder tierischer Provenienz aufzuzählen, die aus Asien oder Ägypten nach Europa importiert wurden.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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