Which to use
“profondes” is a noun and “prononcés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,223
- “profondes” frequency rank
- #15,972
- “prononcés” frequency rank
- 23195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profondes | prononcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de profonde. | Masculin pluriel de prononcé. |
Where the eye mixes profondes and prononcés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. profondes and prononcés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between profondes and prononcés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: profondes is \pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\ while prononcés is \pʁo.nɔ̃.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profondes is recorded at frequency rank #7,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɔ̃d\. prononcés is at rank #15,972, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁo.nɔ̃.se\.
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 23195, this pair ranks #353,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of profondes vs prononcés
Shared letters: noprs. Private to "profondes": def. Private to "prononcés": cé.
"profondes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "prononcés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- profondes ← porfondes · pprofondes · prfoondes · proffondes · profnodes · profodnes · profonddes · profondess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "profondes" for "prononcés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "profondes" vs "prononcés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "profondes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profondes" and "prononcés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prononcés vs prononcez". 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 #353,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.