Which to use
“prometido” is a verb and “prometidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,449
- “prometido” frequency rank
- #43,201
- “prometidos” frequency rank
- 49650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometido | prometidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de prometer. | Forma del plural de prometido, participio de prometer. |
Where the eye mixes prometido and prometidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prometido 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.
Visual trap between prometido and prometidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometido is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o] while prometidos is [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “prometido” sits inside “prometidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometido is recorded at frequency rank #6,449, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 49650, this pair ranks #107,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometido vs prometidos
Shared letters: deimoprt. Private to "prometido": -. Private to "prometidos": s.
"prometido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometido ← pormetido · pprometido · prmoetido · proemtido · promeitdo · prometdio · prometiddo · prometiod
- prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometido" and "prometidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prometido" vs "prometidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prometido" and "prometidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometido" 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 #107,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometido" 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 #107,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.