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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.

9 ch
promovido
8 ch
promovió

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

  • promovidopormovido · ppromovido · prmoovido · prommovido · promobido · promoivdo · promovdio · promoviddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promovido" and "promovió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [pɾomoˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "promovido" or "promovió"?
"promovido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,553 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

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list