Which to use
“prometía” and “prometo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,129
- “prometía” frequency rank
- #5,877
- “prometo” frequency rank
- 34006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometía | prometo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. |
Where the eye mixes prometía and prometo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prometía runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against prometo's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prometía vs prometo
A purely visual mix-up. prometía ([pɾomeˈt̪ia]) 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 34006, 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]. 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 34006, this pair ranks #193,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometía vs prometo
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "prometía": aí. Private to "prometo": -.
"prometía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prometo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometo ← pormeto · pprometo · prmoeto · proemto · promeot · prometto · prommeto · promteo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometía" and "prometo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometía" or "prometo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prometía" and "prometo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometía" 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 #193,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometía" and "prometo" 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 #193,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.