Which to use
“promenait” and “provenant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,689
- “promenait” frequency rank
- #3,560
- “provenant” frequency rank
- 38249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenait | provenant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de promener. | Participe présent de provenir. |
Where the eye mixes promenait and provenant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promenait (CCVCVCVVC) and provenant (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between promenait and provenant
A purely visual mix-up. promenait (\pʁɔ.mə.nɛ\) and provenant (\pʁɔ.və.nɑ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38249, 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\. provenant is at rank #3,560, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.və.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 38249, this pair ranks #256,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promenait vs provenant
Shared letters: aenoprt. Private to "promenait": im. Private to "provenant": v.
"promenait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "provenant" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promenait" and "provenant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promenait" or "provenant"?
After this comparison
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 "provenant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenait" and "provenant" 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 #256,626 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.