# premises vs promised

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### premises
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #6,951*
plural of premise

### promised
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒm.ɪst/ · frequency rank #3,079*
Predicted; expected; anticipated.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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