Which to use
“prom” is a noun and “promus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,950
- “prom” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “promus” frequency rank
- 69874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prom | promus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Promenade. | Masculin pluriel de promu. |
Letter map: prom vs promus
Shared letters muted; letters that set prom and promus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. prom runs 4 letters (CCVC) against promus'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 promus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prom is anoun and promusanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “prom” sits inside “promus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prom is recorded at frequency rank #39,950, classified as anoun. promus is at rank #29,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\.
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 69874, this pair ranks #53,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prom vs promus
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "prom": -. Private to "promus": su.
"prom" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "promus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prom" for "promus" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "prom" and "promus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "prom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prom" and "promus" 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 #53,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.