Which to use
“promulgada” is a participle and “promulgado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,119
- “promulgada” frequency rank
- #33,791
- “promulgado” frequency rank
- 54910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promulgada | promulgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de promulgado, participio de promulgar. | Participio de promulgar. |
Where the eye mixes promulgada and promulgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. promulgada and promulgado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between promulgada and promulgado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promulgada is [pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞a] while promulgado is [pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “promulgada” becomes o in “promulgado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promulgada is recorded at frequency rank #21,119, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾomulˈɣ̞að̞a]. 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 54910, this pair ranks #81,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promulgada vs promulgado
Shared letters: adglmopru. Private to "promulgada": -. Private to "promulgado": -.
"promulgada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "promulgado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promulgada ← pormulgada · ppromulgada · prmoulgada · promlugada · prommulgada · promuglada · promulagda · promulgaad
- promulgado ← pormulgado · ppromulgado · prmoulgado · promlugado · prommulgado · promuglado · promulagdo · promulgaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promulgada" and "promulgado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "promulgada" vs "promulgado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promulgada" 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 #81,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promulgada" and "promulgado" 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 #81,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.