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

#43,202
“promulga” frequency rank
#39,402
“promulgar” frequency rank
82604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promulga promulgar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promulgar. Publicar una cosa solemnemente; hacerla saber a todos.

Where the eye mixes promulga and promulgar

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

8 ch
promulga
9 ch
promulgar

Visual trap between promulga and promulgar

A purely visual mix-up. promulga ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a]) and promulgar ([pɾomulˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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) - “promulga” sits inside “promulgar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82604, 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]. promulgar is at rank #39,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomulˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 82604, this pair ranks #9,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of promulga vs promulgar

Shared letters: aglmopru. Private to "promulga": -. Private to "promulgar": -.

"promulga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "promulgar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promulga ← pormulga · ppromulga · prmoulga · promluga · prommulga · promugla · promulag · promulgga
  • promulgar ← pormulgar · ppromulgar · prmoulgar · promlugar · prommulgar · promuglar · promulagr · promulgarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promulga" and "promulgar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a] versus [pɾomulˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "promulga" or "promulgar"?
"promulgar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,402 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

Eye-level mix-up between "promulga" and "promulgar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "promulga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promulgar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promulga" and "promulgar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promulga vs promulgado". 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 #9,057 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