Which to use
“prometidos” and “protegidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,201
- “prometidos” frequency rank
- #9,185
- “protegidos” frequency rank
- 52386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometidos | protegidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de prometido, participio de prometer. | Forma del plural de protegido, participio de proteger. |
Where the eye mixes prometidos and protegidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometidos and protegidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prometidos with protegidos
A purely visual mix-up. prometidos ([pɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]) and protegidos ([pɾot̪eˈxið̞os]) 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 52386, 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]. protegidos is at rank #9,185, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾot̪eˈxið̞os].
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 52386, this pair ranks #92,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometidos vs protegidos
Shared letters: deioprst. Private to "prometidos": m. Private to "protegidos": g.
"prometidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "protegidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometidos ← pormetidos · pprometidos · prmoetidos · proemtidos · promeitdos · prometdios · prometiddos · prometidoss
- protegidos ← portegidos · pprotegidos · proetgidos · protegdios · proteggidos · protegiddos · protegidoss · protegidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prometidos" and "protegidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prometidos" vs "protegidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "protegidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometidos" and "protegidos" 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 #92,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.