# promover vs prover

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### promover
*verb · IPA /pɾu.mu.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #1,862*
trabalhar em favor de, favorecer a continuidade de

### prover
*verb · IPA /pɾo.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #12,133*
(transitivo)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/promover-vs-prover