Which to use
“profits” and “proies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,873
- “profits” frequency rank
- #21,121
- “proies” frequency rank
- 27994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profits | proies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de profit. | Pluriel de proie. |
Where the eye mixes profits and proies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses profits with proies
A purely visual mix-up. profits (\pʁɔ.fi\) and proies (\pʁwa\) 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 27994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profits is recorded at frequency rank #6,873, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fi\. proies is at rank #21,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁwa\.
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 27994, this pair ranks #325,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of profits vs proies
Shared letters: ioprs. Private to "profits": ft. Private to "proies": e.
"profits" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "proies" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "profits" and "proies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "profits" or "proies" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "profits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profits" and "proies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs proies". 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 #325,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.