Which to use
“promocionado” is a verb and “proporcionado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,231
- “promocionado” frequency rank
- #12,034
- “proporcionado” frequency rank
- 48265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promocionado | proporcionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de promocionar. | Dispuesto, competente o apto para lo que es menester. |
Where the eye mixes promocionado and proporcionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. promocionado runs 12 letters (CCVCVCVVCVCV) against proporcionado's 13 (CCVCVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: promocionado vs proporcionado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promocionado is [pɾomosjoˈnað̞o] while proporcionado is [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promocionado is recorded at frequency rank #36,231, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomosjoˈnað̞o]. proporcionado is at rank #12,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾopoɾsjoˈnað̞o].
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 48265, this pair ranks #115,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promocionado vs proporcionado
Shared letters: acdinopr. Private to "promocionado": m. Private to "proporcionado": -.
"promocionado" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVCV · "proporcionado" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promocionado ← pormocionado · ppromocionado · prmoocionado · promcoionado · prommocionado · promoccionado · promocinoado · promocioando
- proporcionado ← porporcionado · pproporcionado · prooprcionado · propocrionado · proporccionado · proporcinoado · proporcioando · proporcionaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promocionado" for "proporcionado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "promocionado" or "proporcionado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promocionado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporcionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promocionado" and "proporcionado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promocionado vs promocionan". 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 #115,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.