Which to use
“prochaines” and “prochains” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,868
- “prochaines” frequency rank
- #5,694
- “prochains” frequency rank
- 9562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prochaines | prochains |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de prochain. | Masculin pluriel de prochain. |
Where the eye mixes prochaines and prochains
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between prochaines and prochains
A purely visual mix-up. prochaines (\pʁɔ.ʃɛn\) and prochains (\pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃\) 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 9562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prochaines is recorded at frequency rank #3,868, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʃɛn\. prochains is at rank #5,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃\.
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 9562, this pair ranks #416,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prochaines vs prochains
Shared letters: achinoprs. Private to "prochaines": e. Private to "prochains": -.
"prochaines" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCVC · "prochains" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prochaines ← porchaines · pprochaines · prcohaines · procahines · procchaines · prochaiens · prochainess · prochainnes
- prochains ← porchains · pprochains · prcohains · procahins · procchains · prochainns · prochainss · prochaisn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prochaines" and "prochains" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prochaines" vs "prochains" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prochaines" and "prochains" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prochaines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prochains" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prochaines" and "prochains" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prochain 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 #416,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.