provine
/pɹəˈvaɪn/obsolete
provine is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, provine means “To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in provine?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-V-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is provine?
Provine appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 provine?
- /pɹəˈvaɪn/
Provine has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-provine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of provine
- provines present, singular, he/she/it
- provining participle, present
- provined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does provine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does provine come from?
From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).