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“proporcionan” and “proporcionaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,554
- “proporcionan” frequency rank
- #33,793
- “proporcionaron” frequency rank
- 44347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionan | proporcionaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | 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 proporcionan and proporcionaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionan runs 12 letters (CCVCVCCVVCVC) against proporcionaron's 14 (CCVCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: proporcionan vs proporcionaron
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionan ([pɾopoɾˈsjonãn]) and proporcionaron ([pɾopoɾsjoˈnaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44347, 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]. 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 44347, this pair ranks #137,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionan vs proporcionaron
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionan": -. Private to "proporcionaron": -.
"proporcionan" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC · "proporcionaron" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionan ← porporcionan · pproporcionan · prooprcionan · propocrionan · proporccionan · proporcinoan · proporcioann · proporcionann
- proporcionaron ← porporcionaron · pproporcionaron · prooprcionaron · propocrionaron · proporccionaron · proporcinoaron · proporcioanron · proporcionaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proporcionan" and "proporcionaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcionan" or "proporcionaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionan" 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 #137,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionan" 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 #137,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.