Which to use
“prometemos” is a verb and “prometidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,322
- “prometemos” frequency rank
- #43,201
- “prometidos” frequency rank
- 81523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometemos | prometidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Forma del plural de prometido, participio de prometer. |
Where the eye mixes prometemos and prometidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometemos and prometidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prometemos with prometidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometemos is [pɾomeˈt̪emos] while prometidos is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometemos is recorded at frequency rank #38,322, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪emos]. 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 81523, this pair ranks #10,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prometemos vs prometidos
Shared letters: emoprst. Private to "prometemos": -. Private to "prometidos": di.
"prometemos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometemos ← pormetemos · pprometemos · prmoetemos · proemtemos · promeetmos · prometemmos · prometemoss · prometemso
- prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometemos" for "prometidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prometemos" or "prometidos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prometemos" and "prometidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometemos" 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 #10,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometemos" 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 #10,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.