Which to use
“port” and “pro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,169
- “port” frequency rank
- #1,039
- “pro” frequency rank
- 2208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | port | pro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes. | Professionnel, professionnelle. |
Where the eye mixes port and pro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses port with pro
A purely visual mix-up. port (\pɔʁ\) and pro (\pʁo\) 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 2208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
port is recorded at frequency rank #1,169, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ\. pro is at rank #1,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁo\.
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 2208, this pair ranks #436,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of port vs pro
Shared letters: opr. Private to "port": t. Private to "pro": -.
"port" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pro" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- port ← oprt · porrt · portt · potr · pport
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "port" and "pro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "port" or "pro"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "port" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "port" and "pro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs pro". 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 #436,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.