podvsprovTell them apart

Which to use

“pod” and “prov” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,721
“pod” frequency rank
#31,938
“prov” frequency rank
66659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pod prov
Definition Vaina. Prueba. Acción de probar.

Where the eye mixes pod and prov

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
pod
4 ch
prov

Visual trap between pod and prov

A purely visual mix-up. pod (/ˈpɒd/) and prov ([ˈprɯːv]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pod is recorded at frequency rank #34,721, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɒd/. prov is at rank #31,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈprɯːv].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 66659, this pair ranks #39,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pod vs prov

Shared letters: op. Private to "pod": d. Private to "prov": rv.

"pod" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "prov" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • provporv · pprov · prob · provv · prrov · prvo · rpov

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pod" for "prov" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpɒd/ versus [ˈprɯːv]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pod" or "prov" show up more?
"prov" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,938 in our Spanish list, against #34,721 for "pod". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prov" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pod" and "prov" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pod vs PRC". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #39,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list