prometidavsprometidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: prometida is a participle, prometido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“prometida” is a participle and “prometido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,925
“prometida” frequency rank
#6,449
“prometido” frequency rank
21374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometida prometido
Definition Forma del femenino de prometido, participio de prometer. Participio de prometer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prometida and prometido apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
prometida
9 ch
prometido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometida is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a] while prometido is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “prometida” becomes o in “prometido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prometida is recorded at frequency rank #14,925, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]. 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 21374, this pair ranks #255,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prometida vs prometido

Shared letters: deimoprt. Private to "prometida": a. Private to "prometido": -.

"prometida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "prometido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometidapormetida · pprometida · prmoetida · proemtida · promeitda · prometdia · prometiad · prometidda
  • prometidopormetido · pprometido · prmoetido · proemtido · promeitdo · prometdio · prometiddo · prometiod

Frequency comparison

prometida#14,925
prometido#6,449

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometida" and "prometido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "prometida" is a participle and "prometido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "prometida" or "prometido"?
"prometido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,449 in our Spanish list, against #14,925 for "prometida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering prometida vs prometido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “prometida”; for a verb, it's “prometido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prometida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list