prevévsproleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: prevé is a verb, prole is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“prevé” is a verb and “prole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,406
“prevé” frequency rank
#33,789
“prole” frequency rank
44195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prevé prole
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prever. Descendencia, linaje o hijos de una persona.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prevé and prole apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
prevé
5 ch
prole

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prevé is [pɾeˈβ̞e] while prole is [ˈpɾole]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prevé is recorded at frequency rank #10,406, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞e]. prole is at rank #33,789, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾole].

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 44195, this pair ranks #138,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prevé vs prole

Shared letters: epr. Private to "prevé": . Private to "prole": lo.

"prevé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "prole" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proleporle · pprole · prloe · proel · prolle · prrole · rpole

Frequency comparison

prevé#10,406
prole#33,789

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prevé" and "prole" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "prevé" is a verb and "prole" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "prevé" or "prole"?
"prevé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,406 in our Spanish list, against #33,789 for "prole". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering prevé vs prole

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “prevé”; for a noun, it's “prole”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prevé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list