Which to use
“proporcionará” and “proporcionaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,573
- “proporcionará” frequency rank
- #33,793
- “proporcionaron” frequency rank
- 60366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcionará | proporcionaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro 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 proporcionará and proporcionaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. proporcionará 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 proporcionará and proporcionaron
A purely visual mix-up. proporcionará ([pɾopoɾsjonaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcionará is recorded at frequency rank #26,573, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjonaˈɾa]. 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 60366, this pair ranks #59,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of proporcionará vs proporcionaron
Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "proporcionará": á. Private to "proporcionaron": -.
"proporcionará" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV · "proporcionaron" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcionaron ← porporcionaron · pproporcionaron · prooprcionaron · propocrionaron · proporccionaron · proporcinoaron · proporcioanron · proporcionaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcionará" and "proporcionaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcionará" or "proporcionaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcionará" and "proporcionaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionará" 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 #59,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcionará" and "proporcionaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionadas vs proporcionará". 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 #59,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.