Which to use
“proporcionada” is a participle and “proporcionan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,958
- “proporcionada” frequency rank
- #10,554
- “proporcionan” frequency rank
- 27512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionada | proporcionan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de proporcionado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionada and proporcionan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionada 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.
Why the eye confuses proporcionada with proporcionan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionada is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a] while proporcionan is [pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27512, 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]. 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 27512, this pair ranks #226,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionada vs proporcionan
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionada": d. Private to "proporcionan": -.
"proporcionada" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionan" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionada ← porporcionada · pproporcionada · prooprcionada · propocrionada · proporccionada · proporcinoada · proporcioanda · proporcionaad
- proporcionan ← porporcionan · pproporcionan · prooprcionan · propocrionan · proporccionan · proporcinoan · proporcioann · proporcionann
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcionada" and "proporcionan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "proporcionada" vs "proporcionan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionada" and "proporcionan" 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 "proporcionan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionada" and "proporcionan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promocionan vs proporcionan". 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 #226,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.