Which to use
“prometí” is a verb and “prometida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,434
- “prometí” frequency rank
- #14,925
- “prometida” frequency rank
- 31359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometí | prometida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Forma del femenino de prometido, participio de prometer. |
Where the eye mixes prometí and prometida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prometí runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prometida's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prometí vs prometida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometí is [pɾomeˈt̪i] while prometida is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometí is recorded at frequency rank #16,434, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪i]. prometida is at rank #14,925, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a].
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 31359, this pair ranks #207,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometí vs prometida
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometí": í. Private to "prometida": adi.
"prometí" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prometida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometida ← pormetida · pprometida · prmoetida · proemtida · promeitda · prometdia · prometiad · prometidda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometí" and "prometida" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometí" or "prometida" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "prometí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometí" and "prometida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometí 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 #207,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.