Which to use
“proporcionada” is a participle and “proporcionando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,958
- “proporcionada” frequency rank
- #16,687
- “proporcionando” frequency rank
- 33645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionada | proporcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de proporcionado. | Gerundio de proporcionar. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionada and proporcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionada runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) against proporcionando's 14 (CCVCVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: proporcionada vs proporcionando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionada is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞a] while proporcionando is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnãn̪d̪o]. 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 33645, 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]. proporcionando is at rank #16,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnãn̪d̪o].
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 33645, this pair ranks #195,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionada vs proporcionando
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "proporcionada": -. Private to "proporcionando": -.
"proporcionada" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionando" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionada ← porporcionada · pproporcionada · prooprcionada · propocrionada · proporccionada · proporcinoada · proporcioanda · proporcionaad
- proporcionando ← porporcionando · pproporcionando · prooprcionando · propocrionando · proporccionando · proporcinoando · proporcioanndo · proporcionadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionada" and "proporcionando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proporcionada" vs "proporcionando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionada" and "proporcionando" 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 #195,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.