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

#28,131
“promuevan” frequency rank
#7,344
“promueve” frequency rank
35475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promuevan promueve
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 promuevan and promueve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promuevan runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVC) against promueve's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
promuevan
8 ch
promueve

Visual trap between promuevan and promueve

A purely visual mix-up. promuevan ([pɾoˈmweβ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promuevan is recorded at frequency rank #28,131, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmweβ̞ãn]. 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 35475, this pair ranks #185,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promuevan vs promueve

Shared letters: emopruv. Private to "promuevan": an. Private to "promueve": -.

"promuevan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC  ·  "promueve" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promuevan ← pormuevan · ppromuevan · prmouevan · promeuvan · prommuevan · promueavn · promueban · promuevann
  • promueve ← pormueve · ppromueve · prmoueve · promeuve · prommueve · promuebe · promueev · promuevve

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promuevan" and "promueve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmweβ̞ãn] versus [pɾoˈmweβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "promuevan" vs "promueve" - which ranks higher?
"promueve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,344 in our Spanish list, against #28,131 for "promuevan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "promuevan" 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 #185,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promuevan" and "promueve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promueva vs promuevan". 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 #185,888 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