Which to use
“provenga” and “provenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,234
- “provenga” frequency rank
- #23,190
- “provenía” frequency rank
- 59424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provenga | provenía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de provenir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provenir. |
Where the eye mixes provenga and provenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provenga (CCVCVCCV) and provenía (CCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses provenga with provenía
A purely visual mix-up. provenga ([pɾoˈβ̞ẽŋga]) and provenía ([pɾoβ̞eˈnia]) 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 a single letter - g in “provenga” becomes í in “provenía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59424, 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]. provenía is at rank #23,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eˈnia].
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 59424, this pair ranks #62,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provenga vs provenía
Shared letters: aenoprv. Private to "provenga": g. Private to "provenía": í.
"provenga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "provenía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- provenga ← porvenga · pprovenga · probenga · proevnga · provegna · provenag · provengga · provennga
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provenga" and "provenía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provenga" or "provenía" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provenga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provenga" and "provenía" 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 #62,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.