Which to use
“promovido” and “promovió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,553
- “promovido” frequency rank
- #20,477
- “promovió” frequency rank
- 31030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promovido | promovió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de promover. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de promover. |
Where the eye mixes promovido and promovió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promovido runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against promovió's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between promovido and promovió
A purely visual mix-up. promovido ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promovido is recorded at frequency rank #10,553, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞o]. 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 31030, this pair ranks #209,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promovido vs promovió
Shared letters: imoprv. Private to "promovido": d. Private to "promovió": ó.
"promovido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "promovió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promovido ← pormovido · ppromovido · prmoovido · prommovido · promobido · promoivdo · promovdio · promoviddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promovido" and "promovió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promovido" or "promovió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promovido" 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 #209,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promovido" 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 #209,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.