Which to use
“proporcionadas” is a participle and “proporcionado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,828
- “proporcionadas” frequency rank
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- 44862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionadas | proporcionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de proporcionado. | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionadas and proporcionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionadas runs 14 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCVC) against proporcionado's 13 (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between proporcionadas and proporcionado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionadas is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞as] while proporcionado is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o]. 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 44862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionadas is recorded at frequency rank #32,828, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞as]. proporcionado is at rank #12,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o].
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 44862, this pair ranks #134,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionadas vs proporcionado
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "proporcionadas": s. Private to "proporcionado": -.
"proporcionadas" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC · "proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionadas ← porporcionadas · pproporcionadas · prooprcionadas · propocrionadas · proporccionadas · proporcinoadas · proporcioandas · proporcionaads
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporcionadas" for "proporcionado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "proporcionadas" vs "proporcionado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionadas" and "proporcionado" 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 #134,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.