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

#48,017
“prometa” frequency rank
#39,939
“prometes” frequency rank
87956
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometa prometes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prometer o de prometerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse.

Where the eye mixes prometa and prometes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prometa runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prometes's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
prometa
8 ch
prometes

Look-alike desk: prometa vs prometes

A purely visual mix-up. prometa ([pɾoˈmet̪a]) and prometes ([pɾoˈmet̪es]) 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 87956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prometa is recorded at frequency rank #48,017, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪a]. prometes is at rank #39,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪es].

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 87956, this pair ranks #4,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prometa vs prometes

Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometa": a. Private to "prometes": s.

"prometa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "prometes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometapormeta · pprometa · prmoeta · proemta · promeat · prometta · prommeta · promtea
  • prometespormetes · pprometes · prmoetes · proemtes · promeets · prometess · prometse · promettes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "prometa" for "prometes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmet̪a] versus [pɾoˈmet̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prometa" vs "prometes" - which ranks higher?
"prometes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,939 in our Spanish list, against #48,017 for "prometa". 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 "prometa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prometes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometa" and "prometes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometa 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 #4,110 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