Which to use
“prisiones” and “provisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,546
- “prisiones” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “provisiones” frequency rank
- 24288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prisiones | provisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grillos, cadenas y otros instrumentos para impedir el libre movimiento, por ejemplo en las cárceles para asegurar los delincuentes. | Forma del plural de provisión. |
Where the eye mixes prisiones and provisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prisiones runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVC) against provisiones's 11 (CCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prisiones vs provisiones
A purely visual mix-up. prisiones ([pɾiˈsjones]) and provisiones ([pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prisiones is recorded at frequency rank #13,546, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾiˈsjones]. provisiones is at rank #10,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones].
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 24288, this pair ranks #241,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prisiones vs provisiones
Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "prisiones": -. Private to "provisiones": v.
"prisiones" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC · "provisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prisiones ← pirsiones · pprisiones · priciones · priisones · prisinoes · prisioens · prisioness · prisionnes
- provisiones ← porvisiones · pprovisiones · probisiones · proivsiones · proviciones · proviisones · provisinoes · provisioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prisiones" and "provisiones" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prisiones" or "provisiones"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prisiones" and "provisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prisiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prisiones" and "provisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs prisiones". 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 #241,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.