Which to use
“prémisses” and “promesses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,223
- “prémisses” frequency rank
- #4,365
- “promesses” frequency rank
- 39588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prémisses | promesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de prémisse. | Pluriel de promesse. |
Where the eye mixes prémisses and promesses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prémisses and promesses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prémisses and promesses
A purely visual mix-up. prémisses (\pʁe.mis\) and promesses (\pʁɔ.mes\) 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 39588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prémisses is recorded at frequency rank #35,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.mis\. promesses is at rank #4,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mes\.
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 39588, this pair ranks #246,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prémisses vs promesses
Shared letters: emprs. Private to "prémisses": ié. Private to "promesses": o.
"prémisses" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "promesses" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promesses ← pormesses · ppromesses · prmoesses · proemsses · promesess · promessess · promessse · prommesses
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prémisses" and "promesses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prémisses" or "promesses"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prémisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prémisses" and "promesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prémisse vs prémisses". 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 #246,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.