Which to use
“promenait” and “promenant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- #33,412
- “promenant” frequency rank
- 68101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenait | promenant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. | Participe présent de promener. |
Where the eye mixes promenait and promenant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promenait (CCVCVCVVC) and promenant (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: promenait vs promenant
A purely visual mix-up. promenait (\pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\) and promenant (\pʁɔ.mə.nɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - i in “promenait” becomes n in “promenant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promenait is recorded at frequency rank #34,689, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\. promenant is at rank #33,412, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.nɑ̃\.
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 68101, this pair ranks #60,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promenait vs promenant
Shared letters: aemnoprt. Private to "promenait": i. Private to "promenant": -.
"promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "promenant" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promenait" and "promenant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promenait" or "promenant"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "promenait" and "promenant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promenait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promenant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenait" and "promenant" 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 #60,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.