Which to use
“prog” and “pros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,751
- “prog” frequency rank
- #10,766
- “pros” frequency rank
- 41517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prog | pros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Programmation. | Pluriel de pro. |
Where the eye mixes prog and pros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prog vs pros
A purely visual mix-up. prog (\pʁɔɡ\) 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 - g in “prog” becomes s in “pros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prog is recorded at frequency rank #30,751, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔɡ\. 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 41517, this pair ranks #232,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prog vs pros
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prog": g. Private to "pros": s.
"prog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prog" for "pros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prog" or "pros"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prog" 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 #232,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prog" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prog". 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 #232,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.