Which to use
“proporcionados” is a participle and “proporcionando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,829
- “proporcionados” frequency rank
- #16,687
- “proporcionando” frequency rank
- 39516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionados | proporcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de proporcionado. | Gerundio de proporcionar. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionados and proporcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. proporcionados (CCVCVCCVVCVCVC) and proporcionando (CCVCVCCVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses proporcionados with proporcionando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcionados is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞os] while proporcionando is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionados is recorded at frequency rank #22,829, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞os]. 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 39516, this pair ranks #164,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionados vs proporcionando
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "proporcionados": s. Private to "proporcionando": -.
"proporcionados" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC · "proporcionando" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionados ← porporcionados · pproporcionados · prooprcionados · propocrionados · proporccionados · proporcinoados · proporcioandos · proporcionaddos
- proporcionando ← porporcionando · pproporcionando · prooprcionando · propocrionando · proporccionando · proporcinoando · proporcioanndo · proporcionadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionados" and "proporcionando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proporcionados" vs "proporcionando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionados" 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 #164,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionados" and "proporcionando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionados 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 #164,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.