proporcionar

/[pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,826

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

proporcionar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados. Pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]. It ranks #4,826 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with proporcione and proporciones.

Key facts for proporcionar
PropertyValue
Headwordproporcionar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,826
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of proporcionar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for proporcionar is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,826 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for proporcionar, with forms such as "porporcionar", "pproporcionar", and "prooprcionar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "proporcione", "proporciones", "proporcionen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is proporcionar, spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-C-I-O-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados.
  2. 2
    Poner las cosas en un orden o aptitud para lograr un fin o conseguir un objetivo deseado.
  3. 3
    Dar a alguien, o poner a su disposición, lo que necesita para algún fin u objetivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porporcionar,pproporcionar,prooprcionar,propocrionar,proporccionar,proporcinoar,proporcioanr,proporcionarr,proporcionnar,proporcionra,proporcoinar,proporiconar,proporrcionar,proporsionar,propporcionar,proprocionar,prpoorcionar,prroporcionar,rpoporcionar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for proporcionar

Misspelling Variants of "proporcionar"

porporcionar12pproporcionar13prooprcionar12propocrionar12proporccionar13proporcinoar12proporcioanr12proporcionarr13
Misspelling Variants of "proporcionar"

Frequency rank: #4,826 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proporcionar"?
"proporcionar" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-C-I-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ].
What does "proporcionar" mean?
As a verb, "proporcionar" means: Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados.
What words are commonly confused with "proporcionar"?
"proporcionar" is commonly confused with "proporcione", "proporciones", "proporcionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proporcionar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proporcionar" is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proporcionar" come from?
"proporcionar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.