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

#28,130
“promueva” frequency rank
#7,344
“promueve” frequency rank
35474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promueva promueve
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de promover. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promover.

Where the eye mixes promueva and promueve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promueva and promueve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
promueva
8 ch
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Visual trap between promueva and promueve

A purely visual mix-up. promueva ([pɾoˈmweβ̞a]) and promueve ([pɾoˈmweβ̞e]) 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 a single letter - a in “promueva” becomes e in “promueve”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promueva is recorded at frequency rank #28,130, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmweβ̞a]. promueve is at rank #7,344, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmweβ̞e].

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 35474, this pair ranks #185,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promueva vs promueve

Shared letters: emopruv. Private to "promueva": a. Private to "promueve": -.

"promueva" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "promueve" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promueva ← pormueva · ppromueva · prmoueva · promeuva · prommueva · promueav · promueba · promuevva
  • promueve ← pormueve · ppromueve · prmoueve · promeuve · prommueve · promuebe · promueev · promuevve

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promueva" and "promueve" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmweβ̞a] versus [pɾoˈmweβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "promueva" or "promueve"?
"promueve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,344 in our Spanish list, against #28,130 for "promueva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "promueva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promueve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promueva" and "promueve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometa vs promueva". 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 #185,894 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