promenade

Name: promenade, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/

//ˈpɹɒmənɑːd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“promenade” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,369
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A prom (dance).

Corpus desk

Index EN-promenade · promenade · English

promenade · rank #23,369 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #23,369
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH Pritchard

Nearest frequency peer: Pritchard (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

prefecture

76,635
pretentious

76,634
Pritchard

76,633
promenade

76,632
pronoun

76,631
proximal

76,630

What this shows “promenade” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for promenade
Property	Value
Headword	promenade
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#23,369
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “promenade”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).promenadelands here:

#23,369

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Pritchard” (#23,368), “pronoun” (#23,370), “pretentious” (#23,367). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “promenade” is #23,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around promenade (IPA /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,369 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for promenade, with forms such as "pormenade", "ppromenade", and "prmoenade". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”). The correct English form is promenade, spelled P-R-O-M-E-N-A-D-E.

Definition

1
A prom (dance).
2
A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
3
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
4
A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

they told him to think no more of the matter , and to try his fortune in another promenade
His morning promenade.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).

This word in other languages

paseo(Español)promenoir(Français)Promenade(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

pormenade
ppromenade
prmoenade
proemnade
promeande
promenadde
promenaed
promendae
promennade
prommenade
promneade
prromenade
rpomenade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of promenade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "promenade"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "promenade"?

"promenade" is spelled P-R-O-M-E-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/.

What does "promenade" mean?

As a noun, "promenade" means: A prom (dance).

What are common misspellings of "promenade"?

Common misspellings include "pormenade", "ppromenade", "prmoenade", "proemnade", "promeande". The correct spelling is "promenade".

How do you pronounce "promenade"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promenade" is /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "promenade"?

Unadapted borrowing from French promenade, from promener (“to walk”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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