# province vs proving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### province
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ · frequency rank #3,190*
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

### proving
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,171*
present participle and gerund of prove

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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