Which to use
“proporcionaba” is a verb and “proporcionado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,937
- “proporcionaba” frequency rank
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- 43971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionaba | proporcionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionaba and proporcionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionaba and proporcionado 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 proporcionado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionaba is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaβ̞a] while proporcionado is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43971, 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]. proporcionado is at rank #12,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o].
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 43971, this pair ranks #139,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionaba vs proporcionado
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionaba": b. Private to "proporcionado": d.
"proporcionaba" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionaba ← porporcionaba · pproporcionaba · prooprcionaba · propocrionaba · proporccionaba · proporcinoaba · proporcioanba · proporcionaab
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcionaba" and "proporcionado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "proporcionaba" vs "proporcionado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionaba" and "proporcionado" 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 "proporcionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionaba" and "proporcionado" 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 #139,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.