Which to use
“proporcionada” and “proporcionados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,958
- “proporcionada” frequency rank
- #22,829
- “proporcionados” frequency rank
- 39787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionada | proporcionados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de proporcionado. | Forma del plural de proporcionado. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionada and proporcionados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionada runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) against proporcionados's 14 (CCVCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses proporcionada with proporcionados
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionada ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a]) and proporcionados ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞os]) 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 39787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionada is recorded at frequency rank #16,958, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a]. proporcionados is at rank #22,829, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞os].
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 39787, this pair ranks #162,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionada vs proporcionados
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "proporcionada": -. Private to "proporcionados": s.
"proporcionada" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionados" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionada ← porporcionada · pproporcionada · prooprcionada · propocrionada · proporccionada · proporcinoada · proporcioanda · proporcionaad
- proporcionados ← porporcionados · pproporcionados · prooprcionados · propocrionados · proporccionados · proporcinoados · proporcioandos · proporcionaddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporcionada" for "proporcionados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionada" and "proporcionados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionada" and "proporcionados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionados vs proporcionaron". 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 #162,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.