Which to use
“prevista” and “provista” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,705
- “prevista” frequency rank
- #28,893
- “provista” frequency rank
- 38598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prevista | provista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de previsto, participio irregular de prever. | Forma del femenino de provisto, participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes prevista and provista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prevista and provista follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prevista and provista
A purely visual mix-up. prevista ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a]) and provista ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]) 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 a single letter - e in “prevista” becomes o in “provista”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38598, 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]. provista is at rank #28,893, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪a].
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 38598, this pair ranks #169,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prevista vs provista
Shared letters: aiprstv. Private to "prevista": e. Private to "provista": o.
"prevista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "provista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prevista" for "provista" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prevista" or "provista" show up more?
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 "prevista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prevista" and "provista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provista 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 #169,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.