Which to use
“proporcionado” is an adjective and “proporcionaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- #33,793
- “proporcionaron” frequency rank
- 45827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionado | proporcionaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionado and proporcionaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionado runs 13 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) against proporcionaron's 14 (CCVCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between proporcionado and proporcionaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionado is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o] while proporcionaron is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾõn]. 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 45827, 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]. proporcionaron is at rank #33,793, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾõn].
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 45827, this pair ranks #129,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionado vs proporcionaron
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionado": d. Private to "proporcionaron": -.
"proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionaron" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
- proporcionaron ← porporcionaron · pproporcionaron · prooprcionaron · propocrionaron · proporccionaron · proporcinoaron · proporcioanron · proporcionaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcionado" and "proporcionaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "proporcionado" or "proporcionaron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionado" and "proporcionaron" 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 "proporcionaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionado" and "proporcionaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionará vs proporcionaron". 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 #129,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.