Which to use
“pro” and “promu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,039
- “pro” frequency rank
- #11,109
- “promu” frequency rank
- 12148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pro | promu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Professionnel, professionnelle. | Personne qui a reçu une promotion. |
Where the eye mixes pro and promu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pro with promu
A purely visual mix-up. pro (\pʁo\) and promu (\pʁɔ.my\) 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 extra letter(s) - “pro” sits inside “promu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pro is recorded at frequency rank #1,039, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁo\. promu is at rank #11,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\.
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 12148, this pair ranks #406,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pro vs promu
Shared letters: opr. Private to "pro": -. Private to "promu": mu.
"pro" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "promu" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promu ← pormu · ppromu · prmou · prommu · proum · prromu · rpomu
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pro" and "promu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pro" or "promu"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pro" and "promu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pro" and "promu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préau vs promu". 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 #406,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.