Which to use
“provistas” and “provistos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,356
- “provistas” frequency rank
- #30,206
- “provistos” frequency rank
- 77562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provistas | provistos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural 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 provistas and provistos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: provistas vs provistos
A purely visual mix-up. provistas ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪as]) 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 a single letter - a in “provistas” becomes o in “provistos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provistas is recorded at frequency rank #47,356, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪as]. 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 77562, this pair ranks #15,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of provistas vs provistos
Shared letters: ioprstv. Private to "provistas": a. Private to "provistos": -.
"provistas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "provistos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provistas" and "provistos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "provistas" or "provistos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "provistas" and "provistos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provistas" 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 #15,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provistas" and "provistos" 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 #15,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.