projet

\pʁɔ.ʒɛ\

/\pʁɔ.ʒɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“projet” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #350 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#350
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dessein, idée de ce qu’on pense réaliser, conception des moyens qu’on croit utiles pour exécuter ce qu’on médite.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

projet vs prot
67% similar
projet vs prône
50% similar
projet vs prose
67% similar

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

Key facts for projet
PropertyValue
Headwordprojet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.ʒɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#350
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “projet” 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). projet 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 projet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #350 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for projet, with forms such as "porjet", "pprojet", and "prjoet". 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, "prot", "prône", "prose", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is projet, spelled P-R-O-J-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dessein, idée de ce qu’on pense réaliser, conception des moyens qu’on croit utiles pour exécuter ce qu’on médite.
  2. 2
    Ensemble d'actions mises en exécution et nécessitant la coordination de moyens pour atteindre un but.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des plans, coupes et élévation d’un édifice à construire.
  4. 4
    Première pensée, première rédaction d’un acte, d’un écrit.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porjet,pprojet,prjoet,proejt,projett,projjet,projte,prrojet,rpojet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porjet2pprojet1prjoet2proejt2projett1projjet1projte2prrojet1
Edit distance from "projet"

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 "projet"?
"projet" is spelled P-R-O-J-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\.
What does "projet" mean?
As a noun, "projet" means: Dessein, idée de ce qu’on pense réaliser, conception des moyens qu’on croit utiles pour exécuter ce qu’on médite.
What words are commonly confused with "projet"?
"projet" is commonly confused with "prot", "prône", "prose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "projet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "projet" is \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "projet" come from?
"projet" 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 “projet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-J-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “prot” - see the side-by-side comparison. projet vs prot
  • 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