Which to use
“promenade” is a noun and “promenait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,128
- “promenade” frequency rank
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- 40817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenade | promenait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de se promener. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. |
Where the eye mixes promenade and promenait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promenade (CCVCVCVCV) and promenait (CCVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: promenade vs promenait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promenade is \pʁɔm.nad\ while promenait is \pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promenade is recorded at frequency rank #6,128, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔm.nad\. promenait is at rank #34,689, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\.
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 40817, this pair ranks #237,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promenade vs promenait
Shared letters: aemnopr. Private to "promenade": d. Private to "promenait": it.
"promenade" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promenade" and "promenait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "promenade" vs "promenait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "promenade" and "promenait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promenade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promenait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenade" and "promenait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promenait vs prônait". 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 #237,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.