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Which to use

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

#7,344
“promueve” frequency rank
#13,324
“promueven” frequency rank
20668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promueve promueven
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promover. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promover.

Where the eye mixes promueve and promueven

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

8 ch
promueve
9 ch
promueven

Look-alike desk: promueve vs promueven

A purely visual mix-up. promueve ([pɾoˈmweβ̞e]) and promueven ([pɾoˈmweβ̞ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “promueve” sits inside “promueven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promueve is recorded at frequency rank #7,344, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmweβ̞e]. promueven is at rank #13,324, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmweβ̞ẽn].

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 20668, this pair ranks #258,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of promueve vs promueven

Shared letters: emopruv. Private to "promueve": -. Private to "promueven": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promueve ← pormueve · ppromueve · prmoueve · promeuve · prommueve · promuebe · promueev · promuevve
  • promueven ← pormueven · ppromueven · prmoueven · promeuven · prommueven · promueben · promueevn · promuevenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promueve" and "promueven" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmweβ̞e] versus [pɾoˈmweβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "promueve" or "promueven" show up more?
"promueve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,344 in our Spanish list, against #13,324 for "promueven". 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 "promueve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promueven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promueve" and "promueven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promuevan vs promueven". 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 #258,337 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