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.
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": ió.
"promover" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "promovió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promover ← pormover · ppromover · prmoover · prommover · promober · promoevr · promoverr · promovre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promover" and "promovió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "promover" vs "promovió" - which ranks higher?
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.