Which to use
“proporcionan” and “proporcionar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,554
- “proporcionan” frequency rank
- #4,826
- “proporcionar” frequency rank
- 15380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionan | proporcionar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Dar a algo un orden o disposición en que sus partes se correspondan según su lugar y tamaño adecuados. |
Where the eye mixes proporcionan and proporcionar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcionan and proporcionar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: proporcionan vs proporcionar
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionan ([pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]) and proporcionar ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “proporcionan” becomes r in “proporcionar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15380, 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]. proporcionar is at rank #4,826, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾ].
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 15380, this pair ranks #280,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionan vs proporcionar
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionan": -. Private to "proporcionar": -.
"proporcionan" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC · "proporcionar" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionan ← porporcionan · pproporcionan · prooprcionan · propocrionan · proporccionan · proporcinoan · proporcioann · proporcionann
- proporcionar ← porporcionar · pproporcionar · prooprcionar · propocrionar · proporccionar · proporcinoar · proporcioanr · proporcionarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionan" and "proporcionar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "proporcionan" or "proporcionar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionan" and "proporcionar" 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 "proporcionar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionan" and "proporcionar" 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 #280,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.