Which to use
“prove” and “prover” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,132
- “prove” frequency rank
- #12,133
- “prover” frequency rank
- 24265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prove | prover |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | provar | (transitivo) |
Where the eye mixes prove and prover
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prove vs prover
A purely visual mix-up. prove (/pɹuːv/) and prover (/pɾo.ˈveɾ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “prove” sits inside “prover”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prove is recorded at frequency rank #12,132, classified as averb, pronounced /pɹuːv/. prover is at rank #12,133, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾo.ˈveɾ/.
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 24265, this pair ranks #45,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prove vs prover
Shared letters: eoprv. Private to "prove": -. Private to "prover": -.
"prove" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prover" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prove" and "prover" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "prove" or "prover" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prove" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prove" and "prover" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proto vs prove". 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 #45,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.