Which to use
“process” and “promesse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,446
- “process” frequency rank
- #3,636
- “promesse” frequency rank
- 20082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | process | promesse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des étapes ou des réglages, secrets ou non, qui permettent le bon fonctionnement d’un procédé industriel. | Action de promettre ; ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes process and promesse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: process vs promesse
A purely visual mix-up. process (\pʁɔ.sɛs\) and promesse (\pʁɔ.mɛs\) 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 20082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
process is recorded at frequency rank #16,446, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.sɛs\. promesse is at rank #3,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛs\.
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 20082, this pair ranks #370,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of process vs promesse
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "process": c. Private to "promesse": m.
"process" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "promesse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "process" for "promesse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "process" vs "promesse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "process" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promesse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "process" and "promesse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "process vs progress". 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 #370,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.