provincianismo
/pɾu.vĩ.sjɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/
The verdict
“provincianismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estreiteza de espírito resultante da falta de contato com atividades culturais ou intelectuais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | provincianismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɾu.vĩ.sjɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “provincianismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
provincianismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɾu.vĩ.sjɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for provincianismo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is provincianismo, spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A-N-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1estreiteza de espírito resultante da falta de contato com atividades culturais ou intelectuais
- 2uma característica, modo de pensar, etc, próprios de uma província
- 3palavra, expressão ou modo de pronunciar peculiar a uma província
- 4devoção à própria província em detrimento da nação como um todo
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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.
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Using “provincianismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-V-I-N-C-I-A-N-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾu.vĩ.sjɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.