promené vs promesse, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“promené” is a verb and “promesse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,951
“promené” frequency rank: #3,636
“promesse” frequency rank: 43587
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	promené	promesse
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de promener.	Action de promettre ; ou résultat de cette action.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set promené and promesse apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

promené

8 ch

promesse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promené is \pʁɔ.mə.ne\ while promesse is \pʁɔ.mɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promené is recorded at frequency rank #39,951, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.ne\. promesse is at rank #3,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛs\.

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 43587, this pair ranks #216,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promené vs promesse

Shared letters: emopr. Private to "promené": né. Private to "promesse": s.

"promené" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "promesse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

promesse ← pormesse · ppromesse · prmoesse · proemsse · promese · promeses · prommesse · promsese

Frequency comparison

promené#39,951

promesse#3,636

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promené" and "promesse" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "promené" is a verb and "promesse" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "promené" or "promesse"?

"promesse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,636 in our French list, against #39,951 for "promené". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering promené vs promesse

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “promené”; for a noun, it's “promesse”.
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