Which to use
“progrès” is a noun and “progressé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,442
- “progrès” frequency rank
- #13,448
- “progressé” frequency rank
- 15890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progrès | progressé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement en avant de la civilisation, en général ou dans un de ses domaines particuliers. | Participe passé masculin singulier de progresser. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set progrès and progressé apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: progrès is \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ\ while progressé is \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progrès is recorded at frequency rank #2,442, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ\. progressé is at rank #13,448, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.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 15890, this pair ranks #390,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of progrès vs progressé
Shared letters: goprs. Private to "progrès": è. Private to "progressé": eé.
"progrès" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "progressé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "progrès" and "progressé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "progrès" or "progressé"?
Remembering progrès vs progressé
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “progrès”; for a verb, it's “progressé”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “progrès” entry
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