produzcavsproduzcanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,476
“produzca” frequency rank
#16,955
“produzcan” frequency rank
28431
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature produzca produzcan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de producir o de producirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de producir o de producirse.

Where the eye mixes produzca and produzcan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. produzca runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against produzcan's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
produzca
9 ch
produzcan

Look-alike desk: produzca vs produzcan

A purely visual mix-up. produzca ([pɾoˈð̞uska]) and produzcan ([pɾoˈð̞uskãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “produzca” sits inside “produzcan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

produzca is recorded at frequency rank #11,476, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈð̞uska]. produzcan is at rank #16,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈð̞uskãn].

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 28431, this pair ranks #222,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of produzca vs produzcan

Shared letters: acdopruz. Private to "produzca": -. Private to "produzcan": n.

"produzca" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "produzcan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • produzca ← porduzca · pproduzca · prdouzca · prodduzca · producza · produzac · produzcca · produzzca
  • produzcan ← porduzcan · pproduzcan · prdouzcan · prodduzcan · produczan · produzacn · produzcann · produzccan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "produzca" for "produzcan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈð̞uska] versus [pɾoˈð̞uskãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "produzca" vs "produzcan" - which ranks higher?
"produzca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,476 in our Spanish list, against #16,955 for "produzcan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "produzca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "produzcan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "produzca" and "produzcan" 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 #222,071 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