Which to use
“promenait” and “prônait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- #46,378
- “prônait” frequency rank
- 81067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenait | prônait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de prôner. |
Where the eye mixes promenait and prônait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. promenait runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against prônait's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: promenait vs prônait
A purely visual mix-up. promenait (\pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\) and prônait (\pʁo.nɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81067, 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\. prônait is at rank #46,378, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.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 81067, this pair ranks #19,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promenait vs prônait
Shared letters: ainprt. Private to "promenait": emo. Private to "prônait": ô.
"promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "prônait" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promenait ← pormenait · ppromenait · prmoenait · proemnait · promeanit · promenaitt · promenati · promeniat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promenait" for "prônait" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "promenait" or "prônait" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promenait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prônait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenait" and "prônait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priait 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 #19,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.