Which to use
“promovidos” is a participle and “promovió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,772
- “promovidos” frequency rank
- #20,477
- “promovió” frequency rank
- 57249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promovidos | promovió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de promovido, 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 promovidos and promovió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promovidos runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against promovió's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between promovidos and promovió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promovidos is [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os] while promovió is [pɾomoˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promovidos is recorded at frequency rank #36,772, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomoˈβ̞ið̞os]. 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 57249, this pair ranks #71,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promovidos vs promovió
Shared letters: imoprv. Private to "promovidos": ds. Private to "promovió": ó.
"promovidos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "promovió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promovidos ← pormovidos · ppromovidos · prmoovidos · prommovidos · promobidos · promoivdos · promovdios · promoviddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promovidos" and "promovió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "promovidos" vs "promovió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promovidos" 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 #71,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promovidos" and "promovió" 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 #71,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.