promenévspromeutConfusable pair

Which to use

“promené” and “promeut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,951
“promené” frequency rank
#21,732
“promeut” frequency rank
61683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promené promeut
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de promener. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promouvoir.

Where the eye mixes promené and promeut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promené (CCVCVCV) and promeut (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
promené
7 ch
promeut

Look-alike desk: promené vs promeut

A purely visual mix-up. promené (\pʁɔ.mə.ne\) and promeut (\pʁɔ.mø\) 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 61683, 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\. promeut is at rank #21,732, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mø\.

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 61683, this pair ranks #91,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of promené vs promeut

Shared letters: emopr. Private to "promené": . Private to "promeut": tu.

"promené" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "promeut" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promeutpormeut · ppromeut · prmoeut · proemut · prometu · promeutt · prommeut · promuet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "promené" for "promeut" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.mə.ne\ versus \pʁɔ.mø\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "promené" or "promeut"?
"promeut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,732 in our French list, against #39,951 for "promené". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "promené" and "promeut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "promené" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "promeut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "promené" and "promeut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proféré vs promené". 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 #91,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list