Which to use
“prevé” and “provee” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,406
- “prevé” frequency rank
- #11,477
- “provee” frequency rank
- 21883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prevé | provee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prever. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes prevé and provee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prevé with provee
A purely visual mix-up. prevé ([pɾeˈβ̞e]) and provee ([pɾoˈβ̞ee]) 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 21883, 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]. provee is at rank #11,477, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ee].
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 21883, this pair ranks #252,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prevé vs provee
Shared letters: eprv. Private to "prevé": é. Private to "provee": o.
"prevé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "provee" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provee ← porvee · pprovee · probee · proeve · prove · provvee · prrovee · prvoee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prevé" and "provee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prevé" or "provee"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prevé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prevé" and "provee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prevé vs prey". 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 #252,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.