Which to use
“produce” and “produzca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,913
- “produce” frequency rank
- #11,476
- “produzca” frequency rank
- 13389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produce | produzca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de producir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de producir o de producirse. |
Where the eye mixes produce and produzca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. produce runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against produzca's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: produce vs produzca
A purely visual mix-up. produce ([pɾoˈð̞use]) and produzca ([pɾoˈð̞uska]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
produce is recorded at frequency rank #1,913, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈð̞use]. produzca is at rank #11,476, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈð̞uska].
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 13389, this pair ranks #288,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of produce vs produzca
Shared letters: cdopru. Private to "produce": e. Private to "produzca": az.
"produce" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "produzca" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "produce" for "produzca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "produce" vs "produzca" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "produce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "produzca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produce" and "produzca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "product vs produzca". 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 #288,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.