Which to use
“promenait” and “promènent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- #28,699
- “promènent” frequency rank
- 63388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenait | promènent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de promener. |
Where the eye mixes promenait and promènent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promenait (CCVCVCVVC) and promènent (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between promenait and promènent
A purely visual mix-up. promenait (\pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\) and promènent (\pʁɔ.mɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63388, 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\. promènent is at rank #28,699, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛn\.
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 63388, this pair ranks #82,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promenait vs promènent
Shared letters: emnoprt. Private to "promenait": ai. Private to "promènent": è.
"promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "promènent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promenait ← pormenait · ppromenait · prmoenait · proemnait · promeanit · promenaitt · promenati · promeniat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promenait" and "promènent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "promenait" vs "promènent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "promenait" and "promènent" 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 "promènent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenait" and "promènent" 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 #82,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.