Which to use
“proteger” and “protegió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,223
- “proteger” frequency rank
- #35,209
- “protegió” frequency rank
- 37432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proteger | protegió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resguardar a una persona o cosa de algún evento que pueda causar un daño. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proteger. |
Where the eye mixes proteger and protegió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses proteger with protegió
A purely visual mix-up. proteger ([pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]) and protegió ([pɾot̪eˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proteger is recorded at frequency rank #2,223, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]. protegió is at rank #35,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾot̪eˈxjo].
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 37432, this pair ranks #175,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proteger vs protegió
Shared letters: egoprt. Private to "proteger": -. Private to "protegió": ió.
"proteger" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "protegió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proteger ← porteger · pproteger · proetger · proteegr · protegerr · protegger · protegre · protgeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proteger" and "protegió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "proteger" or "protegió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "proteger" and "protegió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proteger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "protegió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proteger" and "protegió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometio vs protegió". 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 #175,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.