Which to use
“procès” is a noun and “proche” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,274
- “procès” frequency rank
- #810
- “proche” frequency rank
- 2084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | procès | proche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties. | Qui est voisin, qui est près de quelqu’un, de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes procès and proche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses procès with proche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: procès is \pʁɔ.sɛ\ while proche is \pʁɔʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
procès is recorded at frequency rank #1,274, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.sɛ\. proche is at rank #810, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔʃ\.
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 2084, this pair ranks #436,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of procès vs proche
Shared letters: copr. Private to "procès": sè. Private to "proche": eh.
"procès" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "proche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proche ← pproche · prcohe · procche · proceh · prochhe · prohce · prroche · rpoche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "procès" and "proche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "procès" or "proche"?
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 "procès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "procès" and "proche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "procès vs prouvés". 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 #436,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.