Which to use
“prod” and “pros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,004
- “prod” frequency rank
- #10,766
- “pros” frequency rank
- 25770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prod | pros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Production. | Pluriel de pro. |
Where the eye mixes prod and pros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prod vs pros
A purely visual mix-up. prod (\pʁɔd\) and pros (\pʁo\) 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 a single letter - d in “prod” becomes s in “pros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prod is recorded at frequency rank #15,004, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔd\. pros is at rank #10,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁo\.
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 25770, this pair ranks #338,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prod vs pros
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prod": d. Private to "pros": s.
"prod" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prod" and "pros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prod" vs "pros" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prod" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prod". 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 #338,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.