provinces
prov·inc·es/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/noun
provinces is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-E-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (prov·inc·es). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Provinces, the name). As a noun, provinces means “The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in provinces?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-V-I-N-C-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: prov·inc·es |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th 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 provinces?
Provinces appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Provinces, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce provinces?
- UK /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/
- UK /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/
- US /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/
Provinces has 3 syllables, split prov·inc·es in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-provinces.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does provinces mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of province
- 2
The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).