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.
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": né. Private to "promeut": tu.
"promené" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "promeut" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promeut ← pormeut · ppromeut · prmoeut · proemut · prometu · promeutt · prommeut · promuet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promené" for "promeut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "promené" or "promeut"?
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.