provea

[pɾoˈβ̞ea]

/[pɾoˈβ̞ea]/ verb

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The verdict

“provea” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,324
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provea · provea · Spanish

provea · rank #38,324 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,324
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prófugos

Nearest frequency peer: prófugos (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “provea”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “provea” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provea vs provee
83% similar
provea vs provoca
71% similar
provea vs proveer
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for provea
PropertyValue
Headwordprovea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞ea]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,324
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provea”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).proveacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “prófugos” (#38,325), “prometemos” (#38,322), “progresismo” (#38,321). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provea” va en #38,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around provea (IPA [pɾoˈβ̞ea]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,324 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for provea, with forms such as "porvea", "pprovea", and "probea". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "provee", "provoca", "proveer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is provea, spelled P-R-O-V-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de proveer o del imperativo negativo de proveerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvea
  • pprovea
  • probea
  • proeva
  • provae
  • provvea
  • prrovea
  • prvoea
  • rpovea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provea - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porvea2pprovea1probea1proeva2provae2provvea1prrovea1prvoea2
Edit distance from "provea"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "provea"?
"provea" is spelled P-R-O-V-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞ea].
What does "provea" mean?
As a verb, "provea" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse.
What words are commonly confused with "provea"?
"provea" is commonly confused with "provee", "provoca", "proveer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provea" is [pɾoˈβ̞ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provea" come from?
"provea" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "provea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pomelo#38,310pardos#38,288safety#38,378native#38,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

recluso9 variantsmission9 variantssumaba9 variantsTaurino9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list