provende
\pʁɔ.vɑ̃d\
The verdict
“provende” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provision de vivres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-provende · provende · French
provende · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | provende |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.vɑ̃d\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
provende is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.vɑ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for provende, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is provende, spelled P-R-O-V-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Provision de vivres.
- 2Fourrage, mélange de divers aliments très nourrissants qu’on donne aux bestiaux.
- 3Matière à réflexion, inspiration.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how provende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant deux ou trois heures, la plage est animée par toute cette population, qui vient lui demander sa provende quotidienne.
Son petit œil cosaque, étincelant sous un sourcil de chanvre gris, rafle sur les tables toute provende imprimée, qui prendra le chemin de la bibliothèque et ne reverra plus la lumière…
This word in other languages
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.