Which to use
“proporción” is a noun and “proporcione” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,878
- “proporción” frequency rank
- #26,973
- “proporcione” frequency rank
- 32851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporción | proporcione |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposición o relación adecuada entre las partes y el todo, o entre diferentes cosas entre sí. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. |
Where the eye mixes proporción and proporcione
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. proporción runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against proporcione's 11 (CCVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses proporción with proporcione
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporción is [pɾopoɾˈsjõn] while proporcione is [pɾopoɾˈsjone]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporción is recorded at frequency rank #5,878, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjõn]. proporcione is at rank #26,973, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjone].
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 32851, this pair ranks #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporción vs proporcione
Shared letters: cinopr. Private to "proporción": ó. Private to "proporcione": e.
"proporción" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "proporcione" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcione ← porporcione · pproporcione · prooprcione · propocrione · proporccione · proporcinoe · proporcioen · proporcionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporción" and "proporcione" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proporción" vs "proporcione" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporción" and "proporcione" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcione" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporción" and "proporcione" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcione vs proporcionen". 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 #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.