Which to use
“permets” and “promets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,207
- “permets” frequency rank
- #12,645
- “promets” frequency rank
- 22852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permets | promets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de permettre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes permets and promets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permets vs promets
A purely visual mix-up. permets (\pɛʁ.mɛ\) and promets (\pʁɔ.mɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permets is recorded at frequency rank #10,207, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.mɛ\. promets is at rank #12,645, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22852, this pair ranks #355,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permets vs promets
Shared letters: emprst. Private to "permets": -. Private to "promets": o.
"permets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "promets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permets" for "promets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permets" vs "promets" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permets" and "promets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permets" and "promets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promets vs prompte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #355,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.