Which to use
“prometer” and “promover” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,369
- “prometer” frequency rank
- #1,862
- “promover” frequency rank
- 15231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometer | promover |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obrigar-se a fazer alguma coisa | trabalhar em favor de, favorecer a continuidade de |
Where the eye mixes prometer and promover
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between prometer and promover
A purely visual mix-up. prometer (/pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/) and promover (/pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/) 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 15231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometer is recorded at frequency rank #13,369, classified as averb, pronounced /pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. promover is at rank #1,862, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/.
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 15231, this pair ranks #56,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometer vs promover
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "prometer": t. Private to "promover": v.
"prometer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "promover" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometer" and "promover" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prometer" vs "promover" - 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 "prometer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometer" and "promover" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proceder vs prometer". 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 #56,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.