Which to use
“propiciar” is a verb and “propício” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,031
- “propiciar” frequency rank
- #22,134
- “propício” frequency rank
- 67165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propiciar | propício |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar propício, favorável | favorável, adequado, auspicioso |
Where the eye mixes propiciar and propício
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. propiciar runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against propício's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses propiciar with propício
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: propiciar is /pɾu.pi.ˈsjaɾ/ while propício is /pɾu.ˈpi.sju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propiciar is recorded at frequency rank #45,031, classified as averb, pronounced /pɾu.pi.ˈsjaɾ/. propício is at rank #22,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɾu.ˈpi.sju/.
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 67165, this pair ranks #4,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propiciar vs propício
Shared letters: ciopr. Private to "propiciar": a. Private to "propício": í.
"propiciar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "propício" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- propiciar ← porpiciar · ppropiciar · proipciar · propciiar · propicair · propicciar · propiciarr · propicira
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "propiciar" and "propício" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "propiciar" or "propício" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "propiciar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propício" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propiciar" and "propício" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propício vs próprio". 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 #4,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.