Which to use
“provee” and “proveyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,477
- “provee” frequency rank
- #44,391
- “proveyó” frequency rank
- 55868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provee | proveyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes provee and proveyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. provee runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against proveyó's 7 (CCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provee vs proveyó
A purely visual mix-up. provee ([pɾoˈβ̞ee]) and proveyó ([pɾoβ̞eˈʝo]) 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 55868, 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]. proveyó is at rank #44,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eˈʝo].
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 55868, this pair ranks #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provee vs proveyó
Shared letters: eoprv. Private to "provee": -. Private to "proveyó": yó.
"provee" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "proveyó" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provee ← porvee · pprovee · probee · proeve · prove · provvee · prrovee · prvoee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provee" and "proveyó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provee" or "proveyó" 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 "provee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proveyó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provee" and "proveyó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provea 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 #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.