PMRvspornWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“PMR” and “porn” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,720
“PMR” frequency rank
#15,964
“porn” frequency rank
64684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature PMR porn
Definition Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant. Pornographie.

Where the eye mixes PMR and porn

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
PMR
4 ch
porn

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. PMR (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\) and porn (\pɔʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

PMR is recorded at frequency rank #48,720, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\. porn is at rank #15,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁn\.

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 64684, this pair ranks #75,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of PMR vs porn

Shared letters: pr. Private to "PMR": m. Private to "porn": no.

"PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "porn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pornoprn · ponr · pornn · porrn · pporn · pron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "PMR" and "porn" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\ versus \pɔʁn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "PMR" or "porn"?
"porn" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,964 in our French list, against #48,720 for "PMR". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list