Which to use
“prometía” and “prometido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,129
- “prometía” frequency rank
- #6,449
- “prometido” frequency rank
- 34578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometía | prometido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Participio de prometer. |
Where the eye mixes prometía and prometido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prometía runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against prometido's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prometía and prometido
A purely visual mix-up. prometía ([pɾomeˈt̪ia]) and prometido ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 34578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometía is recorded at frequency rank #28,129, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ia]. prometido is at rank #6,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o].
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 34578, this pair ranks #190,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometía vs prometido
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometía": aí. Private to "prometido": di.
"prometía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prometido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometido ← pormetido · pprometido · prmoetido · proemtido · promeitdo · prometdio · prometiddo · prometiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometía" for "prometido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prometía" vs "prometido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometía" and "prometido" 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 #190,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.