Which to use
“prisés” is an adjective and “proies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,979
- “prisés” frequency rank
- #21,121
- “proies” frequency rank
- 59100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prisés | proies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prisé. | Pluriel de proie. |
Where the eye mixes prisés and proies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prisés (CCVCVC) and proies (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: prisés vs proies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prisés is \pʁi.ze\ while proies is \pʁwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prisés is recorded at frequency rank #37,979, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ze\. 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 59100, this pair ranks #105,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prisés vs proies
Shared letters: iprs. Private to "prisés": é. Private to "proies": eo.
"prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "proies" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proies ← pories · pproies · prioes · proeis · proiess · proise · prroies · rpoies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prisés" for "proies" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "prisés" or "proies" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prisés" 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 #105,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prisés" and "proies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prisés". 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 #105,075 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.