provida

[pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a]

/[pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a]/ adj

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The verdict

“provida” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,944
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está en contra del aborto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-provida · provida · Spanish

provida · rank #39,944 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,944
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH provechoso

Nearest frequency peer: provechoso (-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 “provida”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “provida” 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).

provida vs próxima
57% similar
provida vs provoca
71% similar
provida vs provino
71% similar

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

Key facts for provida
PropertyValue
Headwordprovida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,944
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “provida”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).providacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “provechoso” (#39,943), “proporcionen” (#39,942), “pun” (#39,946). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “provida” va en #39,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around provida (IPA [pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,944 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que está en contra del aborto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for provida, with forms such as "porvida", "pprovida", and "probida". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "próxima", "provoca", "provino", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 provida, spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está en contra del aborto.

Synonyms

antiabortista

Antonyms

proaborto

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porvida
  • pprovida
  • probida
  • proivda
  • provdia
  • proviad
  • providda
  • provvida
  • prrovida
  • prvoida
  • rpovida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provida - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porvida2pprovida1probida1proivda2provdia2proviad2providda1provvida1
Edit distance from "provida"

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 "provida"?
"provida" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a].
What does "provida" mean?
As an adjective, "provida" means: Que está en contra del aborto.
What words are commonly confused with "provida"?
"provida" is commonly confused with "próxima", "provoca", "provino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "provida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "provida" is [pɾoˈβ̞ið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "provida" come from?
"provida" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profano#39,938rastrea#39,952recalca#39,957remando#39,962

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

restaura11 variantsretirará11 variantspeleador11 variantsnotifica11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list