Which to use
“prometidos” and “promovidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,201
- “prometidos” frequency rank
- #36,772
- “promovidos” frequency rank
- 79973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometidos | promovidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de prometido, participio de prometer. | Forma del plural de promovido, participio de promover. |
Where the eye mixes prometidos and promovidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometidos and promovidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prometidos vs promovidos
A purely visual mix-up. prometidos ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]) and promovidos ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os]) 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 79973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometidos is recorded at frequency rank #43,201, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]. promovidos is at rank #36,772, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 79973, this pair ranks #12,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prometidos vs promovidos
Shared letters: dimoprs. Private to "prometidos": et. Private to "promovidos": v.
"prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "promovidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss
- promovidos ← pormovidos · ppromovidos · prmoovidos · prommovidos · promobidos · promoivdos · promovdios · promoviddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometidos" for "promovidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prometidos" vs "promovidos" - which ranks higher?
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 "prometidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promovidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometidos" and "promovidos" 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 #12,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.