prometavsproveaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,017
“prometa” frequency rank
#38,324
“provea” frequency rank
86341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometa provea
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prometer o de prometerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proveer o de proveerse.

Where the eye mixes prometa and provea

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prometa runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against provea's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
prometa
6 ch
provea

Look-alike desk: prometa vs provea

A purely visual mix-up. prometa ([pɾoˈmet̪a]) and provea ([pɾoˈβ̞ea]) 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 86341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prometa is recorded at frequency rank #48,017, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪a]. 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 86341, this pair ranks #5,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prometa vs provea

Shared letters: aeopr. Private to "prometa": mt. Private to "provea": v.

"prometa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "provea" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometa ← pormeta · pprometa · prmoeta · proemta · promeat · prometta · prommeta · promtea
  • provea ← porvea · pprovea · probea · proeva · provae · provvea · prrovea · prvoea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometa" and "provea" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmet̪a] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ea]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prometa" vs "provea" - which ranks higher?
"provea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,324 in our Spanish list, against #48,017 for "prometa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "prometa" and "provea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prometa" 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 #5,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometa" and "provea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometa vs prometio". 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 #5,360 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