Which to use
“profesiones” and “provisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,680
- “profesiones” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “provisiones” frequency rank
- 23422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profesiones | provisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de profesión. | Forma del plural de provisión. |
Where the eye mixes profesiones and provisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. profesiones and provisiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between profesiones and provisiones
A purely visual mix-up. profesiones ([pɾofeˈsjones]) and provisiones ([pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profesiones is recorded at frequency rank #12,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾofeˈsjones]. provisiones is at rank #10,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones].
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 23422, this pair ranks #245,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of profesiones vs provisiones
Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "profesiones": f. Private to "provisiones": v.
"profesiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC · "provisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- profesiones ← porfesiones · pprofesiones · prfoesiones · proefsiones · profeciones · profeisones · profesinoes · profesioens
- provisiones ← porvisiones · pprovisiones · probisiones · proivsiones · proviciones · proviisones · provisinoes · provisioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "profesiones" and "provisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "profesiones" vs "provisiones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "profesiones" and "provisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "profesiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profesiones" and "provisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs provisiones". 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 #245,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.