Which to use
“prisés” and “promises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,979
- “prisés” frequency rank
- #31,658
- “promises” frequency rank
- 69637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prisés | promises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prisé. | Féminin pluriel de promis. |
Where the eye mixes prisés and promises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prisés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against promises's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prisés with promises
A purely visual mix-up. prisés (\pʁi.ze\) and promises (\pʁɔ.miz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69637, 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\. promises is at rank #31,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.miz\.
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 69637, this pair ranks #54,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prisés vs promises
Shared letters: iprs. Private to "prisés": é. Private to "promises": emo.
"prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "promises" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promises ← pormises · ppromises · prmoises · proimses · promiess · promisess · promisses · prommises
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prisés" and "promises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prisés" or "promises"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prisés" and "promises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prisés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prisés" and "promises" 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 #54,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.