Which to use
“plombé” and “promue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,644
- “plombé” frequency rank
- #31,194
- “promue” frequency rank
- 66838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plombé | promue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est couvert de plomb, qui contient du plomb ou qui est composé de plomb. | Féminin singulier de promu. |
Where the eye mixes plombé and promue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. plombé (CCVCCV) and promue (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses plombé with promue
A purely visual mix-up. plombé (\plɔ̃.be\) and promue (\pʁɔ.my\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plombé is recorded at frequency rank #35,644, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɔ̃.be\. promue is at rank #31,194, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\.
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 66838, this pair ranks #66,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plombé vs promue
Shared letters: mop. Private to "plombé": blé. Private to "promue": eru.
"plombé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "promue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promue ← pormue · ppromue · prmoue · promeu · prommue · proume · prromue · rpomue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plombé" and "promue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plombé" vs "promue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plombé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plombé" and "promue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promue vs proud". 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 #66,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.