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“processes” and “progresses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,252
- “processes” frequency rank
- #16,568
- “progresses” frequency rank
- 19820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | processes | progresses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of process | plural of progress |
Letter map: processes vs progresses
Shared letters muted; letters that set processes and progresses apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Pair insight - processes / progresses
processes and progresses are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
processes is recorded at frequency rank #3,252, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ̯sɛsɪz/. progresses is at rank #16,568, tagged as anoun.
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 19820, this pair ranks #435,487 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of processes vs progresses
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "processes": c. Private to "progresses": g.
"processes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "progresses" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- processes ← porcesses · pprocesses · prcoesses · proccesses · proceses · procesess · processess · processse
- progresses ← porgresses · pprogresses · prgoresses · progersses · proggresses · progreses · progresess · progressess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "processes" and "progresses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "processes" or "progresses" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "processes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "progresses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,487 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "processes" and "progresses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "processes vs professed". 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 #435,487 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.