Which to use
“proie” and “prom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,874
- “proie” frequency rank
- #39,950
- “prom” frequency rank
- 46824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proie | prom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal vivant qu’un animal carnassier ravit pour le manger. | Promenade. |
Letter map: proie vs prom
Shared letters muted; letters that set proie and prom apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. proie runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against prom's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: proie and prom
proie and prom are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proie is recorded at frequency rank #6,874, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁwa\. prom is at rank #39,950, tagged as anoun.
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 46824, this pair ranks #191,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proie vs prom
Shared letters: opr. Private to "proie": ei. Private to "prom": m.
"proie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "prom" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proie" for "prom" ever safe?
Frequency check: "proie" vs "prom" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "proie" and "prom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "proie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proie" and "prom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prom". 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 #191,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.