Which to use
“proporcionan” and “proporcionando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,554
- “proporcionan” frequency rank
- #16,687
- “proporcionando” frequency rank
- 27241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionan | proporcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Gerundio de proporcionar. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionan and proporcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionan runs 12 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVC) against proporcionando's 14 (CCVCVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: proporcionan vs proporcionando
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionan ([pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]) and proporcionando ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “proporcionan” sits inside “proporcionando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionan is recorded at frequency rank #10,554, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]. 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 27241, this pair ranks #227,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionan vs proporcionando
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionan": -. Private to "proporcionando": d.
"proporcionan" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC · "proporcionando" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionan ← porporcionan · pproporcionan · prooprcionan · propocrionan · proporccionan · proporcinoan · proporcioann · proporcionann
- proporcionando ← porporcionando · pproporcionando · prooprcionando · propocrionando · proporccionando · proporcinoando · proporcioanndo · proporcionadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcionan" and "proporcionando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcionan" or "proporcionando" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionan" and "proporcionando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionan" 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 #227,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionan" and "proporcionando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promocionan vs proporcionan". 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 #227,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.