Which to use
“promenait” and “promettait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- #22,986
- “promettait” frequency rank
- 57675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenait | promettait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes promenait and promettait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promenait runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against promettait's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between promenait and promettait
A purely visual mix-up. promenait (\pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\) and promettait (\pʁɔ.mɛ.tɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57675, 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\. promettait is at rank #22,986, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ.tɛ\.
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 57675, this pair ranks #113,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promenait vs promettait
Shared letters: aeimoprt. Private to "promenait": n. Private to "promettait": -.
"promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "promettait" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promenait ← pormenait · ppromenait · prmoenait · proemnait · promeanit · promenaitt · promenati · promeniat
- promettait ← pormettait · ppromettait · prmoettait · proemttait · prometait · prometatit · promettaitt · promettati
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promenait" for "promettait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "promenait" or "promettait"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "promenait" and "promettait" 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 "promettait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenait" and "promettait" 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 #113,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.