# promote vs prompted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### promote
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈmoʊt/ · frequency rank #2,697*
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

### prompted
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/ · frequency rank #8,593*
simple past and past participle of prompt

## Source
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