provincia

[pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja]

/[pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“provincia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#695
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad de la división política y administrativo de algunos estados, cuyo nivel en el sistema de organización territorial varía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provincia · provincia · Spanish

provincia · rank #695 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #695
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH principio

Nearest frequency peer: principio (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “provincia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “provincia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provincia vs provincias
90% similar
provincia vs provincial
90% similar
provincia vs provinciano
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for provincia
PropertyValue
Headwordprovincia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#695
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provincia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).provinciacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “principio” (#694), “recursos” (#696), “popular” (#693). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provincia” va en #695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around provincia (IPA [pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #695 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for provincia, with forms such as "porvincia", "pprovincia", and "probincia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "provincias", "provincial", "provinciano", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is provincia, spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad de la división política y administrativo de algunos estados, cuyo nivel en el sistema de organización territorial varía.
  2. 2
    Unidad de la división administrativa de algunas órdenes religiosas.
  3. 3
    Tribunal en el fuero civil formado por alcaldes de corte.

This word in other languages

province(English)province(Français)Provinz(Deutsch)província(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvincia
  • pprovincia
  • probincia
  • proivncia
  • provicnia
  • provincai
  • provinccia
  • provinica
  • provinncia
  • provinsia
  • provnicia
  • provvincia
  • prrovincia
  • prvoincia
  • rpovincia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provincia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvincia2pprovincia1probincia1proivncia2provicnia2provincai2provinccia1provinica2
Edit distance from "provincia"

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 "provincia"?
"provincia" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja].
What does "provincia" mean?
As a noun, "provincia" means: Unidad de la división política y administrativo de algunos estados, cuyo nivel en el sistema de organización territorial varía.
What words are commonly confused with "provincia"?
"provincia" is commonly confused with "provincias", "provincial", "provinciano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provincia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provincia" is [pɾoˈβ̞ĩnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provincia" come from?
"provincia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

principio#694alrededor#680resultado#666políticos#664

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

diferencia15 variantsresultados15 variantsrelaciones15 variantsfinalmente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list