prologvsPromoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“prolog” and “Promo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,269
“prolog” frequency rank
#23,667
“Promo” frequency rank
48936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prolog Promo
Definition PROLOG, Prolog Werbung für eine oder mehrere Personen beziehungsweise Marken

Where the eye mixes prolog and Promo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
prolog
5 ch
Promo

Visual trap between prolog and Promo

A purely visual mix-up. prolog ([pʁɔlɔɡ]) and Promo ([ˈpʁoːmo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prolog is recorded at frequency rank #25,269, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁɔlɔɡ]. Promo is at rank #23,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁoːmo].

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 48936, this pair ranks #1,230,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prolog vs Promo

Shared letters: opr. Private to "prolog": gl. Private to "Promo": m.

"prolog" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Promo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prologporlog · pprolog · prloog · prolgo · prollog · prologg · proolg · prrolog
  • Promopormo · ppromo · prmoo · prommo · proom · prromo · rpomo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prolog" and "Promo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pʁɔlɔɡ] versus [ˈpʁoːmo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prolog" vs "Promo" - which ranks higher?
"Promo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,667 in our German list, against #25,269 for "prolog". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "prolog" and "Promo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prolog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Promo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,230,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prolog" and "Promo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prolog vs propos". 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 #1,230,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list