Which to use
“prévue” and “promue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,561
- “prévue” frequency rank
- #31,194
- “promue” frequency rank
- 34755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévue | promue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de prévu. | Féminin singulier de promu. |
Where the eye mixes prévue and promue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prévue and promue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prévue with promue
A purely visual mix-up. prévue (\pʁe.vy\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévue is recorded at frequency rank #3,561, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.vy\. 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 34755, this pair ranks #281,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prévue vs promue
Shared letters: epru. Private to "prévue": vé. Private to "promue": mo.
"prévue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "promue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promue ← pormue · ppromue · prmoue · promeu · prommue · proume · prromue · rpomue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prévue" and "promue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "prévue" or "promue" show up more?
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 "prévue" 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 #281,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévue" 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 #281,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.