Which to use
“procedió” is a verb and “promedios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,205
- “procedió” frequency rank
- #20,780
- “promedios” frequency rank
- 35985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | procedió | promedios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proceder. | Forma del plural de promedio. |
Where the eye mixes procedió and promedios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between procedió and promedios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: procedió is [pɾoseˈð̞jo] while promedios is [pɾoˈmeð̞jos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
procedió is recorded at frequency rank #15,205, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoseˈð̞jo]. promedios is at rank #20,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈmeð̞jos].
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 35985, this pair ranks #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of procedió vs promedios
Shared letters: deiopr. Private to "procedió": có. Private to "promedios": ms.
"procedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "promedios" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promedios ← pormedios · ppromedios · prmoedios · proemdios · promdeios · promeddios · promedioss · promediso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "procedió" for "promedios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "procedió" vs "promedios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "procedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promedios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "procedió" and "promedios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promedios vs prometio". 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 #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.