procurentvsprocurerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“procurent” and “procurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,140
“procurent” frequency rank
#7,102
“procurer” frequency rank
33242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature procurent procurer
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de procurer. Faire obtenir à une personne quelque avantage par son crédit, par ses soins.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set procurent and procurer apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
procurent
8 ch
procurer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. procurent (\pʁɔ.kyʁ\) and procurer (\pʁɔ.ky.ʁe\) 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 33242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

procurent is recorded at frequency rank #26,140, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.kyʁ\. procurer is at rank #7,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ky.ʁe\.

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 33242, this pair ranks #291,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of procurent vs procurer

Shared letters: ceopru. Private to "procurent": nt. Private to "procurer": -.

"procurent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC  ·  "procurer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • procurentporcurent · pprocurent · prcourent · proccurent · procruent · procuernt · procurennt · procurentt
  • procurerporcurer · pprocurer · prcourer · proccurer · procruer · procuerr · procurerr · procurre

Frequency comparison

procurent#26,140
procurer#7,102

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "procurent" and "procurer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.kyʁ\ versus \pʁɔ.ky.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "procurent" or "procurer"?
"procurer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,102 in our French list, against #26,140 for "procurent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering procurent vs procurer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “procurent” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list