Which to use
“promènent” and “promener” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,699
- “promènent” frequency rank
- #7,743
- “promener” frequency rank
- 36442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promènent | promener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de promener. | Mener, conduire, faire aller quelqu’un de côté ou d’autre, soit pour l’amuser, soit pour qu’il prenne de l’exercice. |
Where the eye mixes promènent and promener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. promènent runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against promener's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promènent with promener
A purely visual mix-up. promènent (\pʁɔ.mɛn\) and promener (\pʁɔ.mə.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 36442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promènent is recorded at frequency rank #28,699, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛn\. promener is at rank #7,743, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.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 36442, this pair ranks #269,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promènent vs promener
Shared letters: emnopr. Private to "promènent": tè. Private to "promener": -.
"promènent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "promener" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promener ← pormener · ppromener · prmoener · proemner · promeenr · promenerr · promenner · promenre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promènent" for "promener" ever safe?
Frequency check: "promènent" vs "promener" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promènent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promènent" and "promener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promené vs promènent". 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 #269,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.