Which to use
“proveer” and “proveyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,619
- “proveer” frequency rank
- #44,391
- “proveyó” frequency rank
- 52010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proveer | proveyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar, suministrar, facilitar, preparar o reunir lo que se necesita o requiere para un fin. | 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 proveer and proveyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. proveer (CCVCVVC) and proveyó (CCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between proveer and proveyó
A purely visual mix-up. proveer ([pɾoβ̞eˈeɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proveer is recorded at frequency rank #7,619, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eˈeɾ]. 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 52010, this pair ranks #94,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proveer vs proveyó
Shared letters: eoprv. Private to "proveer": -. Private to "proveyó": yó.
"proveer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "proveyó" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proveer ← porveer · pproveer · probeer · proever · proveerr · prover · provere · provveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proveer" and "proveyó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proveer" or "proveyó" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "proveer" and "proveyó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proveer" 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 #94,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proveer" 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 #94,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.