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

#36,234
“provenga” frequency rank
#41,565
“provengan” frequency rank
77799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature provenga provengan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de provenir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de provenir.

Where the eye mixes provenga and provengan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provenga runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against provengan's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
provenga
9 ch
provengan

Look-alike desk: provenga vs provengan

A purely visual mix-up. provenga ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga]) and provengan ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn]) 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) - “provenga” sits inside “provengan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

provenga is recorded at frequency rank #36,234, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga]. provengan is at rank #41,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn].

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 77799, this pair ranks #15,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of provenga vs provengan

Shared letters: aegnoprv. Private to "provenga": -. Private to "provengan": -.

"provenga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "provengan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • provenga ← porvenga · pprovenga · probenga · proevnga · provegna · provenag · provengga · provennga
  • provengan ← porvengan · pprovengan · probengan · proevngan · provegnan · provenagn · provengann · provenggan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "provenga" for "provengan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋgãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "provenga" vs "provengan" - which ranks higher?
"provenga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,234 in our Spanish list, against #41,565 for "provengan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "provenga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "provengan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "provenga" and "provengan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provengan 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 #15,402 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