Which to use
“provista” and “provistos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,893
- “provista” frequency rank
- #30,206
- “provistos” frequency rank
- 59099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provista | provistos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de provisto, participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse. | Forma del plural de provisto, participio irregular de proveer o de proveerse. |
Where the eye mixes provista and provistos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. provista runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against provistos's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses provista with provistos
A purely visual mix-up. provista ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪a]) and provistos ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59099, 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]. provistos is at rank #30,206, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os].
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 59099, this pair ranks #63,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provista vs provistos
Shared letters: ioprstv. Private to "provista": a. Private to "provistos": -.
"provista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "provistos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provista" for "provistos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provista" vs "provistos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "provista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provistos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provista" and "provistos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provistas vs provistos". 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 #63,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.