Which to use
“prom” is a noun and “promet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,950
- “prom” frequency rank
- #4,791
- “promet” frequency rank
- 44741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prom | promet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Promenade. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. |
Letter map: prom vs promet
Shared letters muted; letters that set prom and promet apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. prom runs 4 letters (CCVC) against promet's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - prom and promet
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prom is anoun and prometaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “prom” sits inside “promet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prom is recorded at frequency rank #39,950, classified as anoun. promet is at rank #4,791, 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 44741, this pair ranks #208,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prom vs promet
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "prom": -. Private to "promet": et.
"prom" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "promet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prom" for "promet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prom" or "promet"?
What to do next
Pair "prom" vs "promet" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "prom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prom" and "promet" 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 #208,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.