Which to use
“provenía” and “provenían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,190
- “provenía” frequency rank
- #27,362
- “provenían” frequency rank
- 50552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provenía | provenían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provenir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de provenir. |
Where the eye mixes provenía and provenían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. provenía runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against provenían's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provenía vs provenían
A purely visual mix-up. provenía ([pɾoβ̞eˈnia]) and provenían ([pɾoβ̞eˈniãn]) 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) - “provenía” sits inside “provenían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provenía is recorded at frequency rank #23,190, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eˈnia]. provenían is at rank #27,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoβ̞eˈniãn].
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 50552, this pair ranks #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provenía vs provenían
Shared letters: aenoprví. Private to "provenía": -. Private to "provenían": -.
"provenía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "provenían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provenía" and "provenían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provenía" or "provenían" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provenía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provenían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provenía" and "provenían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provenían vs provenzal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.