prometovspromoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: prometo is a verb, promo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“prometo” is a verb and “promo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,877
“prometo” frequency rank
#18,051
“promo” frequency rank
23928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prometo promo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de prometer o de prometerse. Promoción.

Where the eye mixes prometo and promo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prometo runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against promo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
prometo
5 ch
promo

Look-alike desk: prometo vs promo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometo is [pɾoˈmet̪o] while promo is [ˈpɾomo]. 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 23928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prometo is recorded at frequency rank #5,877, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmet̪o]. promo is at rank #18,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾomo].

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 23928, this pair ranks #243,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prometo vs promo

Shared letters: mopr. Private to "prometo": et. Private to "promo": -.

"prometo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "promo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometo ← pormeto · pprometo · prmoeto · proemto · promeot · prometto · prommeto · promteo
  • promo ← pormo · ppromo · prmoo · prommo · proom · prromo · rpomo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prometo" and "promo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "prometo" is a verb and "promo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prometo" or "promo" show up more?
"prometo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,877 in our Spanish list, against #18,051 for "promo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "prometo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prometo" and "promo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "probo vs promo". 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 #243,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list