Which to use
“proporcionado” is an adjective and “proporcionando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- #16,687
- “proporcionando” frequency rank
- 28721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionado | proporcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. | Gerundio de proporcionar. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionado and proporcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. proporcionado 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: proporcionado vs proporcionando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionado is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o] 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28721, 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]. 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 28721, this pair ranks #220,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionado vs proporcionando
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "proporcionado": -. Private to "proporcionando": -.
"proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionando" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
- proporcionando ← porporcionando · pproporcionando · prooprcionando · propocrionando · proporccionando · proporcinoando · proporcioanndo · proporcionadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionado" and "proporcionando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcionado" or "proporcionando" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionado" 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 #220,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionado" and "proporcionando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promocionado vs proporcionado". 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 #220,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.