Which to use
“prometimos” is a verb and “prometio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,754
- “prometimos” frequency rank
- #49,877
- “prometio” frequency rank
- 96631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometimos | prometio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. | Elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Pm y su número atómico es 61, pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos. Es el segundo elemento obtenido artificialmente. Elemento metálico de la serio de los lantánidos o tierras raras; es radioactivo y degenera por emisión de partículas beta. |
Where the eye mixes prometimos and prometio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometimos runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against prometio's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prometimos and prometio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometimos is [pɾomeˈt̪imos] while prometio is [pɾoˈmet̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometimos is recorded at frequency rank #46,754, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪imos]. prometio is at rank #49,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪jo].
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 96631, this pair ranks #304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prometimos vs prometio
Shared letters: eimoprt. Private to "prometimos": s. Private to "prometio": -.
"prometimos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "prometio" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometimos ← pormetimos · pprometimos · prmoetimos · proemtimos · promeitmos · prometimmos · prometimoss · prometimso
- prometio ← pormetio · pprometio · prmoetio · proemtio · promeito · prometoi · promettio · prommetio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prometimos" and "prometio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometimos" or "prometio" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometimos" and "prometio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometa 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 #304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.