provenience
/pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/noun
provenience is spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, provenience means “source; findspot; origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of provenience is proveniences.
How many letters and syllables are in provenience?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is provenience?
Provenience appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce provenience?
- UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːni.ən(t)s/
- UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːnjən(t)s/
- US /pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/
Provenience has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of provenience
- proveniences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does provenience mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
source; findspot; origin
- 2
provenance, history
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does provenience come from?
Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).