Which to use
“prometen” and “prometía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,940
- “prometen” frequency rank
- #28,129
- “prometía” frequency rank
- 44069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometen | prometía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. |
Where the eye mixes prometen and prometía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prometen (CCVCVCVC) and prometía (CCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between prometen and prometía
A purely visual mix-up. prometen ([pɾoˈmet̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44069, 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]. 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 44069, this pair ranks #139,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometen vs prometía
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometen": n. Private to "prometía": aí.
"prometen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prometía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometen ← pormeten · pprometen · prmoeten · proemten · promeetn · prometenn · prometne · prometten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometen" for "prometía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometen" or "prometía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometen" 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 #139,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometen" and "prometía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometía 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 #139,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.