Which to use
“prometido” and “promovido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,449
- “prometido” frequency rank
- #10,553
- “promovido” frequency rank
- 17002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometido | promovido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de prometer. | Participio de promover. |
Where the eye mixes prometido and promovido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prometido and promovido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prometido vs promovido
A purely visual mix-up. prometido ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]) and promovido ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17002, 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]. promovido is at rank #10,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 17002, this pair ranks #273,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prometido vs promovido
Shared letters: dimopr. Private to "prometido": et. Private to "promovido": v.
"prometido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "promovido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometido" and "promovido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prometido" vs "promovido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promovido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometido" and "promovido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promovía vs promovido". 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 #273,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.