Which to use
“privés” and “prouvés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,354
- “privés” frequency rank
- #46,969
- “prouvés” frequency rank
- 50323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | privés | prouvés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de privé. | Masculin pluriel de prouvé. |
Where the eye mixes privés and prouvés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. privés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against prouvés's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: privés vs prouvés
A purely visual mix-up. privés (\pʁi.ve\) and prouvés (\pʁu.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
privés is recorded at frequency rank #3,354, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ve\. prouvés is at rank #46,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁu.ve\.
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 50323, this pair ranks #163,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of privés vs prouvés
Shared letters: prsvé. Private to "privés": i. Private to "prouvés": ou.
"privés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prouvés" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "privés" and "prouvés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "privés" vs "prouvés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "privés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prouvés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "privés" and "prouvés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prouvées vs prouvés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #163,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.