precisionesvsprovisionesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,741
“precisiones” frequency rank
#10,742
“provisiones” frequency rank
57483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precisiones provisiones
Definition Forma del plural de precisión. Forma del plural de provisión.

Where the eye mixes precisiones and provisiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
precisiones
11 ch
provisiones

Look-alike desk: precisiones vs provisiones

A purely visual mix-up. precisiones ([pɾesiˈsjones]) and provisiones ([pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precisiones is recorded at frequency rank #46,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾesiˈsjones]. provisiones is at rank #10,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones].

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 57483, this pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of precisiones vs provisiones

Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "precisiones": c. Private to "provisiones": v.

"precisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "provisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • precisionespercisiones · pprecisiones · prceisiones · preccisiones · preciciones · preciisones · precisinoes · precisioens
  • provisionesporvisiones · pprovisiones · probisiones · proivsiones · proviciones · proviisones · provisinoes · provisioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "precisiones" for "provisiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾesiˈsjones] versus [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "precisiones" vs "provisiones" - which ranks higher?
"provisiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,742 in our Spanish list, against #46,741 for "precisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "precisiones" and "provisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precisiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "provisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precisiones" and "provisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs procesiones". 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 #70,336 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