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“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.

9 ch
prisiones
11 ch
provisiones

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?
No. They are said differently ([pɾiˈsjones] versus [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "prisiones" or "provisiones"?
"provisiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,742 in our Spanish list, against #13,546 for "prisiones". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list