Which to use
“propongan” and “provengan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,805
- “propongan” frequency rank
- #41,565
- “provengan” frequency rank
- 79370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propongan | provengan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de proponer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de provenir. |
Where the eye mixes propongan and provengan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. propongan and provengan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses propongan with provengan
A purely visual mix-up. propongan ([pɾoˈpõŋgãn]) and provengan ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn]) 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 79370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propongan is recorded at frequency rank #37,805, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpõŋgãn]. provengan is at rank #41,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn].
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 79370, this pair ranks #13,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propongan vs provengan
Shared letters: agnopr. Private to "propongan": -. Private to "provengan": ev.
"propongan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "provengan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "propongan" and "provengan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "propongan" or "provengan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "propongan" and "provengan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "propongan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provengan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propongan" and "provengan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provengan vs provenzal". 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 #13,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.