Which to use
“promené” and “prônée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,951
- “promené” frequency rank
- #43,618
- “prônée” frequency rank
- 83569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promené | prônée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de promener. | Participe passé féminin singulier de prôner. |
Where the eye mixes promené and prônée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. promené runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prônée's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promené with prônée
A purely visual mix-up. promené (\pʁɔ.mə.ne\) and prônée (\pʁo.ne\) 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 83569, 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\. prônée is at rank #43,618, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.ne\.
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 83569, this pair ranks #14,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promené vs prônée
Shared letters: enpré. Private to "promené": mo. Private to "prônée": ô.
"promené" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prônée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promené" and "prônée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "promené" vs "prônée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promené" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prônée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promené" and "prônée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prônée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.