Which to use
“proporcionada” is a participle and “proporcional” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,958
- “proporcionada” frequency rank
- #9,183
- “proporcional” frequency rank
- 26141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionada | proporcional |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de proporcionado. | Que pertenece o concierne a las proporciones. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionada and proporcional
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionada runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) against proporcional's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses proporcionada with proporcional
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionada is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a] while proporcional is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnal]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26141, 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]. proporcional is at rank #9,183, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnal].
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 26141, this pair ranks #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionada vs proporcional
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionada": d. Private to "proporcional": l.
"proporcionada" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcional" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionada ← porporcionada · pproporcionada · prooprcionada · propocrionada · proporccionada · proporcinoada · proporcioanda · proporcionaad
- proporcional ← porporcional · pproporcional · prooprcional · propocrional · proporccional · proporcinoal · proporcioanl · proporcionall
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporcionada" for "proporcional" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcionada" or "proporcional" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionada" and "proporcional" 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 "proporcional" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionada" and "proporcional" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionada 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 #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.