provides

/pɹəˈvaɪdz/

//pɹəˈvaɪdz// verb

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"provides" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“provides” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,671
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of provide

Corpus desk

Index EN-provides · provides · English

provides · rank #1,671 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,671
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prison

Nearest frequency peer: prison (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “provides”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “provides” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provides vs provinces
78% similar
provides vs proves
75% similar
provides vs prides
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for provides
PropertyValue
Headwordprovides
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɹəˈvaɪdz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,671
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “provides”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).provideslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “prison” (#1,670), “remains” (#1,672), “option” (#1,669). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “provides” is #1,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around provides (IPA /pɹəˈvaɪdz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,671 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of provide".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for provides, with forms such as "porvides", "pprovides", and "proivdes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "provinces", "proves", "prides", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is provides, spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of provide

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvides
  • pprovides
  • proivdes
  • provdies
  • providdes
  • providess
  • providse
  • provieds
  • provvides
  • prrovides
  • prvoides
  • rpovides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provides - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvides2pprovides1proivdes2provdies2providdes1providess1providse2provieds2
Edit distance from "provides"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provides"?
"provides" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹəˈvaɪdz/.
What does "provides" mean?
As a verb, "provides" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of provide
What words are commonly confused with "provides"?
"provides" is commonly confused with "provinces", "proves", "prides". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provides" is /pɹəˈvaɪdz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provides" come from?
"provides" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "provides", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

somebody#1,675strength#1,677chairman#1,657greatest#1,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

happening12 variantsbecoming12 variantsreturned12 variantsshooting12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list