Provenienz

[pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]

/[pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Provenienz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Provenienz
PropertyValue
HeadwordProvenienz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Provenienz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Provenienzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „proud“ (#54,816), „protect“ (#54,815), „Psychosomatik“ (#54,819). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Provenienz“ bei #54,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Herkunft, Ursprung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich unterließ es absichtlich, die Provenienz der mitgeteilten Gesänge anzugeben. Bei der Freizügigkeit des heutigen Bauernburschen ist die ursprüngliche Herkunft seiner Lieder schwer nachweisbar.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Provenienz"?
"Provenienz" is spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-I-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s].
What does "Provenienz" mean?
As a noun, "Provenienz" means: Herkunft, Ursprung
How do you pronounce "Provenienz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Provenienz" is [pʁoveˈni̯ɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Provenienz" come from?
"Provenienz" 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 "Provenienz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list