Which to use
“provista” is a participle and “provisto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,893
- “provista” frequency rank
- #22,830
- “provisto” frequency rank
- 51723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provista | provisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de provisto, participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse. | Participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes provista and provisto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: provista vs provisto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: provista is [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪a] while provisto is [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “provista” becomes o in “provisto”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provista is recorded at frequency rank #28,893, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]. provisto is at rank #22,830, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪o].
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 51723, this pair ranks #96,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provista vs provisto
Shared letters: ioprstv. Private to "provista": a. Private to "provisto": -.
"provista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "provisto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provista" and "provisto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "provista" or "provisto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provista" and "provisto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provista" and "provisto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provista vs provistas". 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 #96,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.