Which to use
“proporcione” and “proporcionen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,973
- “proporcione” frequency rank
- #39,942
- “proporcionen” frequency rank
- 66915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcione | proporcionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. |
Where the eye mixes proporcione and proporcionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcione runs 11 letters (CCVCVCCVVCV) against proporcionen's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses proporcione with proporcionen
A purely visual mix-up. proporcione ([pɾopoɾˈsjone]) and proporcionen ([pɾopoɾˈsjonẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “proporcione” sits inside “proporcionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporcione is recorded at frequency rank #26,973, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjone]. proporcionen is at rank #39,942, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjonẽn].
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 66915, this pair ranks #38,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of proporcione vs proporcionen
Shared letters: ceinopr. Private to "proporcione": -. Private to "proporcionen": -.
"proporcione" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCV · "proporcionen" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcione ← porporcione · pproporcione · prooprcione · propocrione · proporccione · proporcinoe · proporcioen · proporcionne
- proporcionen ← porporcionen · pproporcionen · prooprcionen · propocrionen · proporccionen · proporcinoen · proporcioenn · proporcionenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proporcione" and "proporcionen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "proporcione" or "proporcionen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "proporcione" and "proporcionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcione" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcione" and "proporcionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionen vs proporciones". 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 #38,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.