Which to use
“proporcionaba” is a verb and “proporcionada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,937
- “proporcionaba” frequency rank
- #16,958
- “proporcionada” frequency rank
- 48895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionaba | proporcionada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Forma del femenino de proporcionado. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionaba and proporcionada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionaba and proporcionada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: proporcionaba vs proporcionada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionaba is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaβ̞a] while proporcionada is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “proporcionaba” becomes d in “proporcionada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionaba is recorded at frequency rank #31,937, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaβ̞a]. proporcionada is at rank #16,958, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a].
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 48895, this pair ranks #111,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionaba vs proporcionada
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionaba": b. Private to "proporcionada": d.
"proporcionaba" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionada" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionaba ← porporcionaba · pproporcionaba · prooprcionaba · propocrionaba · proporccionaba · proporcinoaba · proporcioanba · proporcionaab
- proporcionada ← porporcionada · pproporcionada · prooprcionada · propocrionada · proporccionada · proporcinoada · proporcioanda · proporcionaad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporcionaba" for "proporcionada" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionaba" and "proporcionada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionaba" and "proporcionada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionaba vs proporcionadas". 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 #111,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.