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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prevista" for "previstas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prevista" vs "previstas" - which ranks higher?
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.