Which to use
“promoter” is a noun and “prompted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,788
- “promoter” frequency rank
- #8,593
- “prompted” frequency rank
- 22381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promoter | prompted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who promotes. | simple past and past participle of prompt |
Where the eye mixes promoter and prompted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. promoter (CCVCVCVC) and prompted (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses promoter with prompted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promoter is /pɹəˈmoʊtɚ/ while prompted is /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promoter is recorded at frequency rank #13,788, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɹəˈmoʊtɚ/. prompted is at rank #8,593, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/.
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 22381, this pair ranks #417,000 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of promoter vs prompted
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "promoter": -. Private to "prompted": d.
"promoter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prompted" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promoter" and "prompted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promoter" or "prompted"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "promoter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prompted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,000 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promoter" and "prompted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prompted vs promptly". 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 #417,000 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.