Which to use
“previsión” is a noun and “previstos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,551
- “previsión” frequency rank
- #12,901
- “previstos” frequency rank
- 23452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | previsión | previstos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de prever. | Forma del plural de previsto, participio irregular de prever. |
Where the eye mixes previsión and previstos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. previsión (CCVCVCVVC) and previstos (CCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: previsión vs previstos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: previsión is [pɾeβ̞iˈsjõn] while previstos is [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
previsión is recorded at frequency rank #10,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeβ̞iˈsjõn]. previstos is at rank #12,901, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪os].
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 23452, this pair ranks #245,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of previsión vs previstos
Shared letters: eiprsv. Private to "previsión": nó. Private to "previstos": ot.
"previsión" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "previstos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- previstos ← pervistos · pprevistos · prebistos · preivstos · previsots · previsstos · previstoss · previstso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "previsión" and "previstos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "previsión" or "previstos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "previsión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "previstos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "previsión" and "previstos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "previstos vs provistas". 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 #245,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.