promettre

\pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\

/\pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“promettre” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,224 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,224
frequency rank, French
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’engager verbalement ou par écrit à quelque chose.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

promettre vs projette
78% similar
promettre vs permettre
78% similar
promettre vs Prométhée
56% similar

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

Key facts for promettre
PropertyValue
Headwordpromettre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,224
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “promettre” 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). promettre 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 promettre is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,224 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for promettre, with forms such as "pormettre", "ppromettre", and "prmoettre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "projette", "permettre", "Prométhée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is promettre, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’engager verbalement ou par écrit à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Annoncer, prédire, en parlant des personnes et des choses.
  3. 3
    Faire espérer, donner des espérances, en parlant des personnes et des choses.
  4. 4
    Assurer qu’une chose sera.
  5. 5
    Espérer.
  6. 6
    Prendre une ferme résolution.
  7. 7
    S'engager à se lier à quelqu'un.
  8. 8
    Destiner ; affecter.

Synonyms

engagerassurer

Antonyms

mentir

This word in other languages

promise(English)prometer(Español)zusagen(Deutsch)prometer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pormettre,ppromettre,prmoettre,proemttre,prometre,prometrte,prometter,promettrre,prommettre,promtetre,prromettre,rpomettre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of promettre - 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.

pormettre2ppromettre1prmoettre2proemttre2prometre1prometrte2prometter2promettrre1
Edit distance from "promettre"

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 "promettre"?
"promettre" is spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\.
What does "promettre" mean?
As a verb, "promettre" means: S’engager verbalement ou par écrit à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "promettre"?
"promettre" is commonly confused with "projette", "permettre", "Prométhée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "promettre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promettre" is \pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promettre" come from?
"promettre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “promettre”

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

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