Which to use
“promenant” and “promettant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,412
- “promenant” frequency rank
- #17,236
- “promettant” frequency rank
- 50648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promenant | promettant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de promener. | Participe présent de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes promenant and promettant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promenant runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against promettant's 10 (CCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: promenant vs promettant
A purely visual mix-up. promenant (\pʁɔ.mə.nɑ̃\) and promettant (\pʁɔ.mɛ.tɑ̃\) 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 50648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promenant is recorded at frequency rank #33,412, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.nɑ̃\. promettant is at rank #17,236, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ.tɑ̃\.
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 50648, this pair ranks #161,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promenant vs promettant
Shared letters: aemnoprt. Private to "promenant": -. Private to "promettant": -.
"promenant" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "promettant" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promenant ← pormenant · ppromenant · prmoenant · proemnant · promeannt · promenannt · promenantt · promenatn
- promettant ← pormettant · ppromettant · prmoettant · proemttant · prometant · prometatnt · promettannt · promettantt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promenant" for "promettant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "promenant" vs "promettant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "promenant" and "promettant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promenant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promettant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promenant" and "promettant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promenait vs promenant". 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 #161,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.