promulgavspromulgadoWhat's the difference?

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

#43,202
“promulga” frequency rank
#33,791
“promulgado” frequency rank
76993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promulga promulgado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promulgar. Participio de promulgar.

Where the eye mixes promulga and promulgado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promulga runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against promulgado's 10 (CCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
promulga
10 ch
promulgado

Look-alike desk: promulga vs promulgado

A purely visual mix-up. promulga ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a]) and promulgado ([pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “promulga” sits inside “promulgado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promulga is recorded at frequency rank #43,202, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmulɣ̞a]. promulgado is at rank #33,791, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 76993, this pair ranks #16,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of promulga vs promulgado

Shared letters: aglmopru. Private to "promulga": -. Private to "promulgado": d.

"promulga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "promulgado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promulga ← pormulga · ppromulga · prmoulga · promluga · prommulga · promugla · promulag · promulgga
  • promulgado ← pormulgado · ppromulgado · prmoulgado · promlugado · prommulgado · promuglado · promulagdo · promulgaddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promulga" and "promulgado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a] versus [pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "promulga" or "promulgado"?
"promulgado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,791 in our Spanish list, against #43,202 for "promulga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "promulga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promulgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promulga" and "promulgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promulga vs promulgar". 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 #16,782 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