Which to use
“promedio” and “prometía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,650
- “promedio” frequency rank
- #28,129
- “prometía” frequency rank
- 29779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promedio | prometía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de promediar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. |
Where the eye mixes promedio and prometía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promedio and prometía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between promedio and prometía
A purely visual mix-up. promedio ([pɾoˈmeð̞jo]) and prometía ([pɾomeˈt̪ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promedio is recorded at frequency rank #1,650, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmeð̞jo]. prometía is at rank #28,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ia].
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 29779, this pair ranks #215,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promedio vs prometía
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "promedio": di. Private to "prometía": atí.
"promedio" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prometía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promedio ← pormedio · ppromedio · prmoedio · proemdio · promdeio · promeddio · promedoi · promeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promedio" for "prometía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "promedio" or "prometía"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promedio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promedio" and "prometía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometía 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 #215,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.