English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Provincial Pronunciation
Provincial is pronounced pruh-VIN-shuhl, IPA /prəˈvɪnʃəl/.
pruh-VIN-shuhl
US /prəˈvɪnʃəl/ · UK /prəˈvɪnʃəl/
Syllables: pruh · VIN · shuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Belonging to a province, or narrow and unsophisticated in outlook.
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Provincial in a Sentence
- The provincial government funds the hospitals here.
- He found the town charming and a little provincial.
- She reported for a provincial newspaper for years.
Common Mispronunciations of Provincial
Not pruh-VIN-see-uhl
A cial ending is one beat, shuhl, in the same way social and crucial close. Spelling out the c and the i separately adds a syllable.
Not PRAH-vin-shuhl
VIN is the loud one here, with a quick pruh running in front of it.
Tip: Four letters at the end do the work of three sounds, so the word finishes shuhl and nothing more.
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