Which to use
“priée” is a verb and “proies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,295
- “priée” frequency rank
- #21,121
- “proies” frequency rank
- 70416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | priée | proies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de prier. | Pluriel de proie. |
Where the eye mixes priée and proies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. priée runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against proies's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between priée and proies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: priée is \pʁi.je\ while proies is \pʁwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
priée is recorded at frequency rank #49,295, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\. proies is at rank #21,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁwa\.
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 70416, this pair ranks #51,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of priée vs proies
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "priée": é. Private to "proies": os.
"priée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "proies" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proies ← pories · pproies · prioes · proeis · proiess · proise · prroies · rpoies
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "priée" and "proies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "priée" or "proies"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "priée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "priée" and "proies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priée". 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 #51,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.