Which to use
“Pr” and “prog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,064
- “Pr” frequency rank
- #30,751
- “prog” frequency rank
- 35815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pr | prog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Professeur, comme un titre. | Programmation. |
Where the eye mixes Pr and prog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Pr with prog
A purely visual mix-up. Pr (\pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ\) and prog (\pʁɔɡ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Pr” sits inside “prog”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pr is recorded at frequency rank #5,064, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ\. prog is at rank #30,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔɡ\.
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 35815, this pair ranks #274,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pr vs prog
Shared letters: pr. Private to "Pr": -. Private to "prog": go.
"Pr" · 2 letters · shape CC · "prog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prog ← porg · pprog · prgo · progg · prrog · rpog
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pr" for "prog" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Pr" or "prog" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Pr" and "prog" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pr" and "prog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prog". 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 #274,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.