provincially

adv

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"provincially" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“provincially” is uncommon English (frequency #85,669 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,669
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a provincial way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-provincially · provincially · English

provincially · rank #85,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,669
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH providential

Nearest frequency peer: providential (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “provincially”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “provincially” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for provincially
PropertyValue
Headwordprovincially
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “provincially” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).provinciallyfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “providential” (#85,668), “psoriatic” (#85,670), “prostration” (#85,667). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “provincially” is #85,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

provincially is uncommon English at frequency #85,669 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a provincial way.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for provincially, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From provincial + -ly. The correct English form is provincially, spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a provincial way.

Etymology

From provincial + -ly.

Synonyms

parochially

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 "provincially"?
"provincially" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A-L-L-Y.
What does "provincially" mean?
As an adverb, "provincially" means: In a provincial way.
What is the origin of the word "provincially"?
From provincial + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

providential#85,668psychosexual#85,672precancerous#85,662Punxsutawney#85,676

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list