Which to use
“prochaine” is a noun and “prochaines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #854
- “prochaine” frequency rank
- #3,868
- “prochaines” frequency rank
- 4722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prochaine | prochaines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suivante. | Féminin pluriel de prochain. |
Same sound, different letters: prochaine vs prochaines
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - prochaine / prochaines
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prochaine and prochaines carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.ʃɛn\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “prochaine” sits inside “prochaines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prochaine is recorded at frequency rank #854, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʃɛn\. prochaines is at rank #3,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʃɛn\.
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 4722, this pair ranks #430,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prochaine vs prochaines
Shared letters: acehinopr. Private to "prochaine": -. Private to "prochaines": s.
"prochaine" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCV · "prochaines" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prochaine ← porchaine · pprochaine · prcohaine · procahine · procchaine · prochaien · prochainne · prochanie
- prochaines ← porchaines · pprochaines · prcohaines · procahines · procchaines · prochaiens · prochainess · prochainnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prochaine" and "prochaines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prochaine" vs "prochaines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "prochaine" / "prochaines". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "prochaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prochaines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prochaine" and "prochaines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prochaines vs prochains". 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 #430,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.