previstavsprevistasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,705
“prevista” frequency rank
#13,123
“previstas” frequency rank
22828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prevista previstas
Definition Forma del femenino de previsto, participio irregular de prever. Forma del femenino plural de previsto, participio irregular de prever.

Where the eye mixes prevista and previstas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prevista runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against previstas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
prevista
9 ch
previstas

Visual trap between prevista and previstas

A purely visual mix-up. prevista ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a]) and previstas ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “prevista” sits inside “previstas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prevista is recorded at frequency rank #9,705, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a]. previstas is at rank #13,123, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as].

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 22828, this pair ranks #248,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prevista vs previstas

Shared letters: aeiprstv. Private to "prevista": -. Private to "previstas": -.

"prevista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "previstas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prevista ← pervista · pprevista · prebista · preivsta · previsat · previssta · previstta · previtsa
  • previstas ← pervistas · pprevistas · prebistas · preivstas · previsats · previsstas · previstass · previstsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "prevista" for "previstas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a] versus [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prevista" vs "previstas" - which ranks higher?
"prevista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,705 in our Spanish list, against #13,123 for "previstas". 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 "prevista" and "previstas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prevista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "previstas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prevista" and "previstas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "previstas 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 #248,564 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