producevsproduzcaTell them apart

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.

7 ch
produce
8 ch
produzca

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

  • produce ← porduce · pproduce · prdouce · prodcue · prodduce · producce · produec · produse
  • produzca ← porduzca · pproduzca · prdouzca · prodduzca · producza · produzac · produzcca · produzzca

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "produce" for "produzca" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈð̞use] versus [pɾoˈð̞uska]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "produce" vs "produzca" - which ranks higher?
"produce" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,913 in our Spanish list, against #11,476 for "produzca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list