province
prov·ince/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/noun
province is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (prov·ince). It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, province means “A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of province is provinces.
How many letters and syllables are in province?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-V-I-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: prov·ince |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is province?
Province appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 province?
- UK /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/
- UK /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/
- US /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/
Province has 2 syllables, split prov·ince in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-province.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of province
- provinces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does province mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
- 2
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
- 3
An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
- 4
An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
- 5
An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
- 6
The parts of a country outside its national capital.
- 7
A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
- 8
An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate province?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of province: prov..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Province in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does province come from?
Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) + vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).