Which to use
“primée” and “promet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,245
- “primée” frequency rank
- #4,791
- “promet” frequency rank
- 50036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | primée | promet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de primer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes primée and promet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. primée (CCVCVV) and promet (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between primée and promet
A purely visual mix-up. primée (\pʁi.me\) and promet (\pʁɔ.mɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
primée is recorded at frequency rank #45,245, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁi.me\. promet is at rank #4,791, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ\.
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 50036, this pair ranks #165,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of primée vs promet
Shared letters: empr. Private to "primée": ié. Private to "promet": ot.
"primée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "promet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promet ← pormet · ppromet · prmoet · proemt · promett · prommet · promte · prromet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "primée" for "promet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "primée" vs "promet" - which ranks higher?
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 "primée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "primée" and "promet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs primée". 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 #165,788 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.