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“proeza” and “promesa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,229
“proeza” frequency rank
#3,950
“promesa” frequency rank
40179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proeza promesa
Definition Acción que requiere gran valor y habilidad para su logro Seguridad dada a alguien de palabra o por escrito de que se dará o se hará algo.

Where the eye mixes proeza and promesa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. proeza runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against promesa's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
proeza
7 ch
promesa

Visual trap between proeza and promesa

A purely visual mix-up. proeza ([pɾoˈesa]) and promesa ([pɾoˈmesa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proeza is recorded at frequency rank #36,229, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈesa]. promesa is at rank #3,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈmesa].

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 40179, this pair ranks #160,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of proeza vs promesa

Shared letters: aeopr. Private to "proeza": z. Private to "promesa": ms.

"proeza" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "promesa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proeza ← poreza · pproeza · preoza · proeaz · proezza · prozea · prroeza · rpoeza
  • promesa ← pormesa · ppromesa · prmoesa · proemsa · promeas · promessa · prommesa · promsea

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proeza" for "promesa" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈesa] versus [pɾoˈmesa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proeza" vs "promesa" - which ranks higher?
"promesa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,950 in our Spanish list, against #36,229 for "proeza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proeza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promesa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proeza" and "promesa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proeza vs prometa". 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 #160,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list