provisionary
"provisionary" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“provisionary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - provisional
Corpus desk
Index EN-provisionary · provisionary · English
provisionary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | provisionary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “provisionary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
provisionary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "provisional".
No generated misspelling entries exist for provisionary in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From provision + -ary. The correct English form is provisionary, spelled P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1provisional
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how provisionary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The good news in the Case-Shiller index, the most widely watched source of price information about the housing market, is equally provisionary.
Etymology
From provision + -ary.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.