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“proporcionaba” and “proporcionan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,937
“proporcionaba” frequency rank
#10,554
“proporcionan” frequency rank
42491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proporcionaba proporcionan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse.

Where the eye mixes proporcionaba and proporcionan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionaba runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) against proporcionan's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
proporcionaba
12 ch
proporcionan

Look-alike desk: proporcionaba vs proporcionan

A purely visual mix-up. proporcionaba ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnaβ̞a]) and proporcionan ([pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42491, 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]. proporcionan is at rank #10,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjonãn].

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 42491, this pair ranks #147,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of proporcionaba vs proporcionan

Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionaba": b. Private to "proporcionan": -.

"proporcionaba" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV  ·  "proporcionan" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proporcionabaporporcionaba · pproporcionaba · prooprcionaba · propocrionaba · proporccionaba · proporcinoaba · proporcioanba · proporcionaab
  • proporcionanporporcionan · pproporcionan · prooprcionan · propocrionan · proporccionan · proporcinoan · proporcioann · proporcionann

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proporcionaba" for "proporcionan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnaβ̞a] versus [pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proporcionaba" vs "proporcionan" - which ranks higher?
"proporcionan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,554 in our Spanish list, against #31,937 for "proporcionaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proporcionaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "proporcionan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #147,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proporcionaba" and "proporcionan" 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 #147,908 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