Which to use
“prócer” is a noun and “provea” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,072
- “prócer” frequency rank
- #38,324
- “provea” frequency rank
- 69396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prócer | provea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona de alta distinción social, respetada o de dignidad elevada. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes prócer and provea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prócer with provea
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prócer is [ˈpɾoseɾ] while provea is [pɾoˈβ̞ea]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prócer is recorded at frequency rank #31,072, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾoseɾ]. provea is at rank #38,324, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ea].
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 69396, this pair ranks #32,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prócer vs provea
Shared letters: epr. Private to "prócer": có. Private to "provea": aov.
"prócer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "provea" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provea ← porvea · pprovea · probea · proeva · provae · provvea · prrovea · prvoea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prócer" for "provea" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prócer" or "provea" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prócer" and "provea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prócer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prócer" and "provea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presea vs provea". 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 #32,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.