# proviso

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ · frequency rank #45,016

## Definitions
1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

## Easily confused with
- **Provo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proviso-vs-provo)
- **provost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proviso-vs-provost)
- **proves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proves-vs-proviso)
- **provide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provide-vs-proviso)
- **promise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promise-vs-proviso)
- **proving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proving-vs-proviso)
- **provision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provision-vs-proviso)

## Common misspellings (10)
`porviso`, `pproviso`, `proivso`, `provios`, `provisso`, `provsio`, `provviso`, `prroviso`, `prvoiso`, `rpoviso`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proviso