prometavsprometíaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,017
“prometa” frequency rank
#28,129
“prometía” frequency rank
76146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometa prometía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prometer o de prometerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse.

Where the eye mixes prometa and prometía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
prometa
8 ch
prometía

Visual trap between prometa and prometía

A purely visual mix-up. prometa ([pɾoˈmet̪a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76146, 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]. 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 76146, this pair ranks #18,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prometa vs prometía

Shared letters: aemoprt. Private to "prometa": -. Private to "prometía": í.

"prometa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "prometía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometapormeta · pprometa · prmoeta · proemta · promeat · prometta · prommeta · promtea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometa" and "prometía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmet̪a] versus [pɾomeˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometa" or "prometía" show up more?
"prometía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,129 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.

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 "prometa" 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 #18,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometa" and "prometía" 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 #18,262 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