providencia
Spanish, noun/pɾobiˈdenθja/
providencia is spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-E-N-C-I-A (11 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Providencia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “providence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Disposición anticipada o prevención que mira o conduce al logro de un fin”.
What does providencia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprovidence
- 2
Spainfemininea resolution by a judge or court in order to direct and continue criminal procedures
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Disposición anticipada o prevención que mira o conduce al logro de un fin. 2. Disposición que se toma ante una situación crítica, para componerla o remediar el daño que pueda resultar. 3. Disposición, intervención, y continuo cuidado de Dios sobre sus creaciones. 4. Dios.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of providencia
- providencias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce providencia?
- /pɾobiˈdenθja/
- [pɾo.β̞iˈð̞ẽn̟.θja]
- /pɾobiˈdensja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to providencia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is providencia in Spanish?
providencia appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).