Which to use
“projets” is a noun and “promets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,009
- “projets” frequency rank
- #12,645
- “promets” frequency rank
- 13654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | projets | promets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de projet. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes projets and promets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between projets and promets
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: projets is \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\ while promets is \pʁɔ.mɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “projets” becomes m in “promets”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
projets is recorded at frequency rank #1,009, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\. promets is at rank #12,645, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ\.
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 13654, this pair ranks #400,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of projets vs promets
Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "projets": j. Private to "promets": m.
"projets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "promets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "projets" for "promets" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "projets" or "promets" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "projets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "projets" and "promets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promets vs prompte". 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 #400,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.