prompt

\pʁɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“prompt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,822
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prompt · prompt · French

prompt · rank #20,822 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,822
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poursuivait

Nearest frequency peer: poursuivait (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « prompt »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « prompt » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

prompt vs prot
67% similar
prompt vs prop
67% similar
prompt vs promu
67% similar

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

Key facts for prompt
PropertyValue
Headwordprompt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,822
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prompt »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).promptse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « poursuivait » (#20,821), « prothèses » (#20,823), « possédaient » (#20,820). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prompt » est au #20,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prompt (IPA \pʁɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,822 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prompt, with forms such as "pormpt", "pprompt", and "prmopt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prot", "prop", "promu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prompt, spelled P-R-O-M-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite.
  2. 2
    Qui se passe vite, en un moment.
  3. 3
    Qui est vif, actif, diligent, qui ne perd pas de temps à ce qu’il fait, en parlant des personnes.
  4. 4
    Qui va vite.
  5. 5
    Qui éprouve, ressent vite.
  6. 6
    Facile à se mettre en colère, susceptible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’hiver arrivait visiblement, mais il n'était ni prompt, ni rigoureux.
  2. À cet âge-là, on a la langue un peu prompte…

Synonyms

actifalerteallègreardentbrefbrusquecourtdiligentemportéempresséexpéditiffougueuxfulguranthâtifimpatientimpérieuxpressépresterapidesémillantsoudainsubitsuccinctvifzélé

Antonyms

lent

This word in other languages

prompt(English)pronto(Español)flink(Deutsch)pronto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormpt
  • pprompt
  • prmopt
  • prommpt
  • promppt
  • promptt
  • promtp
  • propmt
  • prrompt
  • rpompt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pormpt2pprompt1prmopt2prommpt1promppt1promptt1promtp2propmt2
Edit distance from "prompt"

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 "prompt"?
"prompt" is spelled P-R-O-M-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ̃\.
What does "prompt" mean?
As an adjective, "prompt" means: Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite.
What words are commonly confused with "prompt"?
"prompt" is commonly confused with "prot", "prop", "promu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prompt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prompt" is \pʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prompt" come from?
"prompt" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prélat#20,827phoque#20,815perses#20,814lézard#20,782

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

raclette10 variantsrefuges10 variantsoptimal10 variantsrivages10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list