Which to use
“prófugo” is an adjective and “promulgó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,208
- “prófugo” frequency rank
- #24,613
- “promulgó” frequency rank
- 54821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prófugo | promulgó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona: que anda huyendo de la obligación de presentarse a juicio. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de promulgar. |
Where the eye mixes prófugo and promulgó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prófugo runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against promulgó's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prófugo and promulgó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prófugo is [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o] while promulgó is [pɾomulˈɣ̞o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prófugo is recorded at frequency rank #30,208, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]. promulgó is at rank #24,613, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomulˈɣ̞o].
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 54821, this pair ranks #81,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prófugo vs promulgó
Shared letters: gopruó. Private to "prófugo": f. Private to "promulgó": lm.
"prófugo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "promulgó" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prófugo" and "promulgó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prófugo" or "promulgó" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prófugo" and "promulgó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prófugo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promulgó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prófugo" and "promulgó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pródigo vs prófugo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.