Which to use
“provee” and “proveen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,477
- “provee” frequency rank
- #22,159
- “proveen” frequency rank
- 33636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provee | proveen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes provee and proveen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: provee vs proveen
A purely visual mix-up. provee ([pɾoˈβ̞ee]) and proveen ([pɾoˈβ̞eẽn]) 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) - “provee” sits inside “proveen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provee is recorded at frequency rank #11,477, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ee]. proveen is at rank #22,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞eẽn].
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 33636, this pair ranks #195,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provee vs proveen
Shared letters: eoprv. Private to "provee": -. Private to "proveen": n.
"provee" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "proveen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provee" and "proveen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "provee" or "proveen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proveen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provee" and "proveen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proveen vs proveyó". 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 #195,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.