prometidavsprometidosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,925
“prometida” frequency rank
#43,201
“prometidos” frequency rank
58126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes prometida and prometidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometida runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against prometidos's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
prometida
10 ch
prometidos

Visual trap between prometida and prometidos

A purely visual mix-up. prometida ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]) and prometidos ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 58126, 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]. prometidos is at rank #43,201, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os].

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 58126, this pair ranks #67,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prometida vs prometidos

Shared letters: deimoprt. Private to "prometida": a. Private to "prometidos": s.

"prometida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometida ← pormetida · pprometida · prmoetida · proemtida · promeitda · prometdia · prometiad · prometidda
  • prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometida" and "prometidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞a] versus [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometida" or "prometidos" show up more?
"prometida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,925 in our Spanish list, against #43,201 for "prometidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prometida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prometidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometida" and "prometidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometidos 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 #67,683 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