proporcionar
[pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“proporcionar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,826 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #4,826
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proporcionar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “proporcionar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for proporcionar is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for proporcionar, with forms such as "porporcionar", "pproporcionar", and "prooprcionar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is proporcionar, spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-C-I-O-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados.
- 2Poner las cosas en un orden o aptitud para lograr un fin o conseguir un objetivo deseado.
- 3Dar 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proporcionar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “proporcionar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-P-O-R-C-I-O-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “proporcione” - see the side-by-side comparison. proporcionar vs proporcione
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.