provistasvsprovistosConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
provistas
9 ch
provistos

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

  • provistasporvistas · pprovistas · probistas · proivstas · provisats · provisstas · provistass · provistsa
  • provistosporvistos · pprovistos · probistos · proivstos · provisots · provisstos · provistoss · provistso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "provistas" and "provistos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈβ̞ist̪as] versus [pɾoˈβ̞ist̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "provistas" or "provistos"?
"provistos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,206 in our Spanish list, against #47,356 for "provistas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list