promover

/pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/

//pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ// verb

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The verdict

“promover” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,862
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trabalhar em favor de, favorecer a continuidade de

Corpus desk

Index PT-promover · promover · Portuguese

promover · rank #1,862 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,862
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH produto

Nearest frequency peer: produto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “promover”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “promover” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

promover vs prover
75% similar
promover vs prometer
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for promover
PropertyValue
Headwordpromover
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,862
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “promover”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).promovercai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “produto” (#1,861), “reação” (#1,864), “ponte” (#1,859). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “promover” fica em #1,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around promover (IPA /pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,862 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for promover, with forms such as "pormover", "ppromover", and "prmoover". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "prover", "prometer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is promover, spelled P-R-O-M-O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    trabalhar em favor de, favorecer a continuidade de
  2. 2
    elevar a cargo ou posição superior
  3. 3
    ser a causa de
  4. 4
    solicitar
  5. 5
    fazer com que se realize:
  6. 6
    elevar a cargo ou posição superior

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how promover appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Muitos empresários promovem a desigualdade social com suas atitudes egoístas.
  2. Promoveram João.

Synonyms

fomentarcausargeraroriginarprovocarmoverrequerer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormover
  • ppromover
  • prmoover
  • prommover
  • promoevr
  • promoverr
  • promovre
  • promovver
  • promvoer
  • proomver
  • prromover
  • rpomover

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of promover - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pormover2ppromover1prmoover2prommover1promoevr2promoverr1promovre2promovver1
Edit distance from "promover"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "promover"?
"promover" is spelled P-R-O-M-O-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/.
What does "promover" mean?
As a verb, "promover" means: trabalhar em favor de, favorecer a continuidade de
What words are commonly confused with "promover"?
"promover" is commonly confused with "prover", "prometer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "promover"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promover" is /pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promover" come from?
"promover" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "promover", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

medicina#1,854concurso#1,877discurso#1,845intenção#1,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

terminar12 variantscomplexo12 variantsassembleia12 variantsassassinato12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list