prometervsprometoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,694
“prometer” frequency rank
#5,877
“prometo” frequency rank
21571
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometer prometo
Definition Significa dar tu palabra segura de lo que va a suceder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse.

Where the eye mixes prometer and prometo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
prometer
7 ch
prometo

Look-alike desk: prometer vs prometo

A purely visual mix-up. prometer ([pɾomeˈt̪eɾ]) and prometo ([pɾoˈmet̪o]) 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 21571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prometer is recorded at frequency rank #15,694, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪eɾ]. prometo is at rank #5,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪o].

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 21571, this pair ranks #254,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prometer vs prometo

Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometer": -. Private to "prometo": -.

"prometer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "prometo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometerpormeter · pprometer · prmoeter · proemter · promeetr · prometerr · prometre · prometter
  • prometopormeto · pprometo · prmoeto · proemto · promeot · prometto · prommeto · promteo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometer" and "prometo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾomeˈt̪eɾ] versus [pɾoˈmet̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "prometer" or "prometo"?
"prometo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,877 in our Spanish list, against #15,694 for "prometer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "prometer" and "prometo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prometer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prometo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometer" and "prometo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometer 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 #254,313 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