Which to use
“procès” and “proie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,274
- “procès” frequency rank
- #6,874
- “proie” frequency rank
- 8148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | procès | proie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties. | Animal vivant qu’un animal carnassier ravit pour le manger. |
Where the eye mixes procès and proie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between procès and proie
A purely visual mix-up. procès (\pʁɔ.sɛ\) and proie (\pʁwa\) 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 8148, 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\. proie is at rank #6,874, 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 8148, this pair ranks #420,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of procès vs proie
Shared letters: opr. Private to "procès": csè. Private to "proie": ei.
"procès" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "proie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proie ← porie · pproie · prioe · proei · prroie · rpoie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "procès" for "proie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "procès" vs "proie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "procès" and "proie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "procès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "procès" and "proie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs proie". 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 #420,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.