proveerávsprovengaWhich spelling fits?

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“proveerá” and “provenga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,270
“proveerá” frequency rank
#36,234
“provenga” frequency rank
73504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proveerá provenga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de proveer o de proveerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de provenir.

Where the eye mixes proveerá and provenga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. proveerá (CCVCVVCV) and provenga (CCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
proveerá
8 ch
provenga

Visual trap between proveerá and provenga

A purely visual mix-up. proveerá ([pɾoβ̞eeˈɾa]) and provenga ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proveerá is recorded at frequency rank #37,270, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eeˈɾa]. provenga is at rank #36,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga].

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 73504, this pair ranks #23,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of proveerá vs provenga

Shared letters: eoprv. Private to "proveerá": á. Private to "provenga": agn.

"proveerá" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "provenga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • provenga ← porvenga · pprovenga · probenga · proevnga · provegna · provenag · provengga · provennga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proveerá" for "provenga" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoβ̞eeˈɾa] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "proveerá" or "provenga"?
"provenga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,234 in our Spanish list, against #37,270 for "proveerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proveerá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "provenga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proveerá" and "provenga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provenga vs provenzal". 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 #23,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list