promovervspromovióConfusable pair

Which to use

“promover” and “promovió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,899
“promover” frequency rank
#20,477
“promovió” frequency rank
23376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promover promovió
Definition Adelantar una cosa, procurando su logro. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de promover.

Where the eye mixes promover and promovió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. promover (CCVCVCVC) and promovió (CCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
promover
8 ch
promovió

Why the eye confuses promover with promovió

A purely visual mix-up. promover ([pɾomoˈβ̞eɾ]) and promovió ([pɾomoˈβ̞jo]) 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 23376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promover is recorded at frequency rank #2,899, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞eɾ]. promovió is at rank #20,477, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞jo].

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 23376, this pair ranks #246,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of promover vs promovió

Shared letters: moprv. Private to "promover": e. Private to "promovió": .

"promover" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "promovió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promoverpormover · ppromover · prmoover · prommover · promober · promoevr · promoverr · promovre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promover" and "promovió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾomoˈβ̞eɾ] versus [pɾomoˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "promover" vs "promovió" - which ranks higher?
"promover" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,899 in our Spanish list, against #20,477 for "promovió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "promover" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promovió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promover" and "promovió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometio vs promovió". 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 #246,082 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