# provinces

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɑvɪnsɪz/ · frequency rank #6,825

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **princes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/princes-vs-provinces)
- **provides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provides-vs-provinces)
- **province** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/province-vs-provinces)
- **Provence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-provinces)

## Common misspellings (14)
`porvinces`, `pprovinces`, `proivnces`, `provicnes`, `provincces`, `provincess`, `provincse`, `provinecs`, `provinnces`, `provnices`, `provvinces`, `prrovinces`, `prvoinces`, `rpovinces`

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