Which to use
“promedio” and “protegió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,650
- “promedio” frequency rank
- #35,209
- “protegió” frequency rank
- 36859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promedio | protegió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de promediar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proteger. |
Where the eye mixes promedio and protegió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promedio and protegió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses promedio with protegió
A purely visual mix-up. promedio ([pɾoˈmeð̞jo]) and protegió ([pɾot̪eˈxjo]) 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 36859, 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]. protegió is at rank #35,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾot̪eˈxjo].
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 36859, this pair ranks #178,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promedio vs protegió
Shared letters: eiopr. Private to "promedio": dm. Private to "protegió": gtó.
"promedio" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "protegió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promedio ← pormedio · ppromedio · prmoedio · proemdio · promdeio · promeddio · promedoi · promeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promedio" and "protegió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "promedio" vs "protegió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "protegió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promedio" and "protegió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometio vs protegió". 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 #178,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.