proponganvsprovenganTell them apart

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.

9 ch
propongan
9 ch
provengan

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

  • propongan ← porpongan · ppropongan · proopngan · propnogan · propognan · proponagn · propongann · proponggan
  • provengan ← porvengan · pprovengan · probengan · proevngan · provegnan · provenagn · provengann · provenggan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "propongan" and "provengan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈpõŋgãn] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "propongan" or "provengan"?
"propongan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,805 in our Spanish list, against #41,565 for "provengan". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list