Which to use
“proporcione” is a verb and “proporciones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,973
- “proporcione” frequency rank
- #10,555
- “proporciones” frequency rank
- 37528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporcione | proporciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de proporcionar o de proporcionarse. | Tamaño, extensión o importancia de algo. |
Where the eye mixes proporcione and proporciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. proporcione runs 11 letters (CCVCVCCVVCV) against proporciones's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between proporcione and proporciones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proporcione is [pɾopoɾˈsjone] while proporciones is [pɾopoɾˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “proporcione” sits inside “proporciones”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37528, 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]. proporciones is at rank #10,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjones].
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 37528, this pair ranks #174,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proporcione vs proporciones
Shared letters: ceinopr. Private to "proporcione": -. Private to "proporciones": s.
"proporcione" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCV · "proporciones" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporcione ← porporcione · pproporcione · prooprcione · propocrione · proporccione · proporcinoe · proporcioen · proporcionne
- proporciones ← porporciones · pproporciones · prooprciones · propocriones · proporcciones · proporcinoes · proporcioens · proporcioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporcione" for "proporciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proporcione" or "proporciones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcione" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporcione" and "proporciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcione vs proporcionen". 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 #174,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.