# Provence

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɹəˈvɒns/ · frequency rank #27,607

## Definitions
1. A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Provence.

## Easily confused with
- **province** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-province)
- **prudence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-prudence)
- **provinces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-provinces)
- **Providence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-providence)
- **proven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proven-vs-provence)
- **presence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presence-vs-provence)
- **pretence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretence-vs-provence)
- **provenance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provenance-vs-provence)

## Common misspellings (13)
`porvence`, `pprovence`, `proevnce`, `provance`, `provecne`, `provencce`, `provenec`, `provennce`, `provnece`, `provvence`, `prrovence`, `prvoence`, `rpovence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/provence