probarávsprocuraWhich spelling fits?

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

#47,349
“probará” frequency rank
#12,679
“procura” frequency rank
60028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature probará procura
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de probar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de procurar.

Where the eye mixes probará and procura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
probará
7 ch
procura

Why the eye confuses probará with procura

A purely visual mix-up. probará ([pɾoβ̞aˈɾa]) and procura ([pɾoˈkuɾa]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

probará is recorded at frequency rank #47,349, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞aˈɾa]. procura is at rank #12,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈkuɾa].

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 60028, this pair ranks #60,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of probará vs procura

Shared letters: aopr. Private to "probará": . Private to "procura": cu.

"probará" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "procura" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • procuraporcura · pprocura · prcoura · proccura · procrua · procuar · procurra · proucra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "probará" and "procura" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoβ̞aˈɾa] versus [pɾoˈkuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "probará" or "procura" show up more?
"procura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,679 in our Spanish list, against #47,349 for "probará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "probará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "procura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "probará" and "procura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "probará vs probaría". 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 #60,412 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