providence
French, noun/pʁɔ.vi.dɑ̃s/
providence is spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Providence is a French feminine noun meaning “providence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sagesse qui prévoit et qui pourvoit”.
What does providence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprovidence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sagesse qui prévoit et qui pourvoit. 2. Suprême sagesse par laquelle Dieu (ou une autre puissance supérieure) conduit toutes choses. 3. Dieu lui-même considéré dans sa providence. 4. Chance, bonheur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of providence
- providences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce providence?
- /pʁɔ.vi.dɑ̃s/
- \pʁɔ.vi.dɑ̃s\
- [pʁɔ.vi.dɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to providence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is providence in French?
providence appears 4.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).