procès

\pʁɔ.sɛ\

/\pʁɔ.sɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“procès” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,274 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,274
frequency rank, French
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

procès vs pros
67% similar
procès vs profs
67% similar
procès vs proie
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for procès
PropertyValue
Headwordprocès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.sɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,274
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “procès” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). procès lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for procès is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.sɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,274 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for procès, with forms such as "porcès", "pprocès", and "prcoès". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pros", "profs", "proie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is procès, spelled P-R-O-C-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des pièces produites par l’une et l’autre partie, pour servir à l’instruction et au jugement d’une telle instance.
  3. 3
    Formation qui prolonge un organe, une structure, un tissu.
  4. 4
    Marche, développement, progrès (fort employé en ce sens dans l’ancienne langue).
  5. 5
    Ce qu'indique un verbe quand il réalise une action posée par le sujet de la proposition.

This word in other languages

trial(English)juicio(Español)Prozess(Deutsch)processo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porcès,pprocès,prcoès,proccès,proces,procsè,procèss,proècs,prrocès,rpocès

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of procès - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porcès2pprocès1prcoès2proccès1proces1procsè2procèss1proècs2
Edit distance from "procès"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "procès"?
"procès" is spelled P-R-O-C-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.sɛ\.
What does "procès" mean?
As a noun, "procès" means: Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties.
What words are commonly confused with "procès"?
"procès" is commonly confused with "pros", "profs", "proie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "procès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procès" is \pʁɔ.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procès" come from?
"procès" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “procès”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-C-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔ.sɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pros” - see the side-by-side comparison. procès vs pros
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list