Which to use
“prévus” and “promus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,427
- “prévus” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “promus” frequency rank
- 36351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévus | promus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prévu. | Masculin pluriel de promu. |
Where the eye mixes prévus and promus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prévus and promus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prévus with promus
A purely visual mix-up. prévus (\pʁe.vy\) and promus (\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 36351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévus is recorded at frequency rank #6,427, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.vy\. promus is at rank #29,924, 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 36351, this pair ranks #270,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prévus vs promus
Shared letters: prsu. Private to "prévus": vé. Private to "promus": mo.
"prévus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "promus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promus ← pormus · ppromus · prmous · prommus · promsu · promuss · proums · prromus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prévus" for "promus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prévus" vs "promus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prévus" and "promus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévus" and "promus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "produis vs promus". 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 #270,218 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.