# promised

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒm.ɪst/ · frequency rank #3,079

## Definitions
1. Predicted; expected; anticipated.
2. Under obligation to some future commitment, such as a marriage or vocation.
3. Due to become manifest because of a past promise.

## Easily confused with
- **provided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promised-vs-provided)
- **proposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promised-vs-proposed)
- **promises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promised-vs-promises)
- **prompted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promised-vs-prompted)
- **poised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-promised)
- **promise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promise-vs-promised)
- **praised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/praised-vs-promised)
- **premise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premise-vs-promised)
- **premises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/premises-vs-promised)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pormised`, `ppromised`, `prmoised`, `proimsed`, `promiesd`, `promisde`, `promisedd`, `promissed`, `prommised`, `promsied`, `prromised`, `rpomised`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/promised