provincia

\pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\

/\pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\/ noun

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The verdict

“provincia” is uncommon French (frequency #70,972 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,972
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Province.

Key facts for provincia
PropertyValue
Headwordprovincia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “provincia” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). provincia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

provincia is uncommon French at frequency #70,972 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for provincia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is provincia, spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Province.
  2. 2
    Division administrative se situant en dessous de la région et regroupant plusieurs communes, à rapprocher du département français.

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 French 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 \pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\.
What does "provincia" mean?
As a noun, "provincia" means: Province.
How do you pronounce "provincia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provincia" is \pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\. 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 French 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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Using “provincia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pro.ˈvin.t͡ʃa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list