Which to use
“prometemos” and “prometimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,322
- “prometemos” frequency rank
- #46,754
- “prometimos” frequency rank
- 85076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometemos | prometimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. |
Where the eye mixes prometemos and prometimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prometemos and prometimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prometemos vs prometimos
A purely visual mix-up. prometemos ([pɾomeˈt̪emos]) and prometimos ([pɾomeˈt̪imos]) 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 a single letter - e in “prometemos” becomes i in “prometimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85076, 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]. prometimos is at rank #46,754, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪imos].
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 85076, this pair ranks #6,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prometemos vs prometimos
Shared letters: emoprst. Private to "prometemos": -. Private to "prometimos": i.
"prometemos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "prometimos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometemos ← pormetemos · pprometemos · prmoetemos · proemtemos · promeetmos · prometemmos · prometemoss · prometemso
- prometimos ← pormetimos · pprometimos · prmoetimos · proemtimos · promeitmos · prometimmos · prometimoss · prometimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometemos" for "prometimos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prometemos" or "prometimos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometemos" and "prometimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometimos 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 #6,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.