# porvenir vs provenir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### porvenir
*noun · IPA [poɾβ̞eˈniɾ] · frequency rank #16,181*
Futuro.

### provenir
*verb · IPA [pɾoβ̞eˈniɾ] · frequency rank #26,193*
Nacer, surgir o proceder de un punto de origen (lugar, persona, causa, etc.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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