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

#43,202
“promulga” frequency rank
#24,613
“promulgó” frequency rank
67815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promulga promulgó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de promulgar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de promulgar.

Where the eye mixes promulga and promulgó

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

8 ch
promulga
8 ch
promulgó

Look-alike desk: promulga vs promulgó

A purely visual mix-up. promulga ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a]) and promulgó ([pɾomulˈɣ̞o]) 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 “promulga” becomes ó in “promulgó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67815, 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]. promulgó is at rank #24,613, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾomulˈɣ̞o].

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 67815, this pair ranks #36,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of promulga vs promulgó

Shared letters: glmopru. Private to "promulga": a. Private to "promulgó": ó.

"promulga" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "promulgó" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promulga ← pormulga · ppromulga · prmoulga · promluga · prommulga · promugla · promulag · promulgga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "promulga" and "promulgó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈmulɣ̞a] versus [pɾomulˈɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "promulga" or "promulgó" show up more?
"promulgó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,613 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "promulga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promulgó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promulga" and "promulgó" 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 #36,153 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