Which to use
“promedios” is a noun and “prometidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,780
- “promedios” frequency rank
- #43,201
- “prometidos” frequency rank
- 63981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promedios | prometidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de promedio. | Forma del plural de prometido, participio de prometer. |
Where the eye mixes promedios and prometidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between promedios and prometidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promedios is [pɾoˈmeð̞jos] while prometidos is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promedios is recorded at frequency rank #20,780, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈmeð̞jos]. prometidos is at rank #43,201, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os].
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 63981, this pair ranks #46,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promedios vs prometidos
Shared letters: deimoprs. Private to "promedios": -. Private to "prometidos": t.
"promedios" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promedios ← pormedios · ppromedios · prmoedios · proemdios · promdeios · promeddios · promedioss · promediso
- prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promedios" and "prometidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "promedios" or "prometidos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promedios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promedios" and "prometidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometidos 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 #46,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.