Provence

[pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]

/[pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]/ name

The verdict

“Provence” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,481 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,481
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provenza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provence · Provence · Spanish

Provence · rank #52,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,481
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH protegemos

Nearest frequency peer: protegemos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Provence”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Provence” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Provence
PropertyValue
HeadwordProvence
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Provence” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Provencecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “protegemos” (#52,480), “proporcionaría” (#52,479), “publiques” (#52,483). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “Provence” va en #52,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Provence is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,481 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provenza.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Provence in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Provence, spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provenza.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Provence"?
"Provence" is spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔ.vɑ̃s].
What does "Provence" mean?
As a proper noun, "Provence" means: Provenza.
How do you pronounce "Provence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Provence" is [pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Provence" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list