promovidavspromovidosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,524
“promovida” frequency rank
#36,772
“promovidos” frequency rank
54296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promovida promovidos
Definition Forma del femenino de promovido, participio de promover. Forma del plural de promovido, participio de promover.

Where the eye mixes promovida and promovidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promovida runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against promovidos's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
promovida
10 ch
promovidos

Look-alike desk: promovida vs promovidos

A purely visual mix-up. promovida ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞a]) and promovidos ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promovida is recorded at frequency rank #17,524, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞a]. promovidos is at rank #36,772, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os].

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 54296, this pair ranks #83,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promovida vs promovidos

Shared letters: dimoprv. Private to "promovida": a. Private to "promovidos": s.

"promovida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "promovidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promovida ← pormovida · ppromovida · prmoovida · prommovida · promobida · promoivda · promovdia · promoviad
  • promovidos ← pormovidos · ppromovidos · prmoovidos · prommovidos · promobidos · promoivdos · promovdios · promoviddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promovida" and "promovidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "promovida" or "promovidos" show up more?
"promovida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,524 in our Spanish list, against #36,772 for "promovidos". 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 "promovida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promovidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promovida" and "promovidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometidos vs promovidos". 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 #83,962 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