previstasvsprovistosWhich spelling fits?

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

#13,123
“previstas” frequency rank
#30,206
“provistos” frequency rank
43329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature previstas provistos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de previsto, participio irregular de prever. Forma del plural de provisto, participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse.

Where the eye mixes previstas and provistos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
previstas
9 ch
provistos

Why the eye confuses previstas with provistos

A purely visual mix-up. previstas ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as]) and provistos ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

previstas is recorded at frequency rank #13,123, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as]. provistos is at rank #30,206, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os].

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 43329, this pair ranks #143,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of previstas vs provistos

Shared letters: iprstv. Private to "previstas": ae. Private to "provistos": o.

"previstas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "provistos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • previstaspervistas · pprevistas · prebistas · preivstas · previsats · previsstas · previstass · previstsa
  • provistosporvistos · pprovistos · probistos · proivstos · provisots · provisstos · provistoss · provistso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "previstas" and "provistos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeˈβ̞ist̪as] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "previstas" or "provistos"?
"previstas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,123 in our Spanish list, against #30,206 for "provistos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "previstas" and "provistos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "previstas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "provistos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "previstas" and "provistos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provistas vs provistos". 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 #143,264 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