Which to use
“proporcionado” and “proporcional” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- #9,183
- “proporcional” frequency rank
- 21217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionado | proporcional |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. | Que pertenece o concierne a las proporciones. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionado and proporcional
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionado 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 proporcionado with proporcional
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionado ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o]) and proporcional ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnal]) 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 21217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionado is recorded at frequency rank #12,034, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o]. 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 21217, this pair ranks #255,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionado vs proporcional
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionado": d. Private to "proporcional": l.
"proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcional" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
- proporcional ← porporcional · pproporcional · prooprcional · propocrional · proporccional · proporcinoal · proporcioanl · proporcionall
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionado" and "proporcional" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "proporcionado" or "proporcional"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionado" and "proporcional" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionado" 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 #255,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionado" and "proporcional" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcional vs proporcionen". 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 #255,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.