Which to use
“prometen” and “prometes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,940
- “prometen” frequency rank
- #39,939
- “prometes” frequency rank
- 55879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometen | prometes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. |
Where the eye mixes prometen and prometes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prometen and prometes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prometen and prometes
A purely visual mix-up. prometen ([pɾoˈmet̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “prometen” becomes s in “prometes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometen is recorded at frequency rank #15,940, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪ẽn]. 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 55879, this pair ranks #76,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prometen vs prometes
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometen": n. Private to "prometes": s.
"prometen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prometes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometen" and "prometes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prometen" or "prometes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prometen" and "prometes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometen" 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 #76,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometen" and "prometes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometes 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 #76,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.