Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provenga" for "provengan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provenga" vs "provengan" - which ranks higher?
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.