Which to use
“provisional” is an adjective and “provisiones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,818
- “provisional” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “provisiones” frequency rank
- 17560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provisional | provisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que perdura sólo hasta su sustitución por algo definitivo. | Forma del plural de provisión. |
Where the eye mixes provisional and provisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. provisional and provisiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses provisional with provisiones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provisional is [pɾoβ̞isjoˈnal] while provisiones is [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provisional is recorded at frequency rank #6,818, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoβ̞isjoˈnal]. provisiones is at rank #10,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones].
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 17560, this pair ranks #271,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of provisional vs provisiones
Shared letters: inoprsv. Private to "provisional": al. Private to "provisiones": e.
"provisional" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC · "provisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisional ← porvisional · pprovisional · probisional · proivsional · provicional · proviisonal · provisinoal · provisioanl
- provisiones ← porvisiones · pprovisiones · probisiones · proivsiones · proviciones · proviisones · provisinoes · provisioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provisional" and "provisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provisional" vs "provisiones" - which ranks higher?
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 "provisional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provisional" and "provisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs provisiones". 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 #271,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.