Which to use
“provisionales” is an adjective and “provisiones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,781
- “provisionales” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “provisiones” frequency rank
- 31523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provisionales | provisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de provisional. | Forma del plural de provisión. |
Where the eye mixes provisionales and provisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. provisionales runs 13 letters (CCVCVCVVCVCVC) against provisiones's 11 (CCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: provisionales vs provisiones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provisionales is [pɾoβ̞isjoˈnales] while provisiones is [pɾoβ̞iˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provisionales is recorded at frequency rank #20,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoβ̞isjoˈnales]. 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 31523, this pair ranks #206,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provisionales vs provisiones
Shared letters: einoprsv. Private to "provisionales": al. Private to "provisiones": -.
"provisionales" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVCVC · "provisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisionales ← porvisionales · pprovisionales · probisionales · proivsionales · provicionales · proviisonales · provisinoales · provisioanles
- provisiones ← porvisiones · pprovisiones · probisiones · proivsiones · proviciones · proviisones · provisinoes · provisioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "provisionales" and "provisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "provisionales" vs "provisiones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "provisionales" and "provisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provisionales" 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 #206,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provisionales" 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 #206,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.