Which to use
“promènent” and “promettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,699
- “promènent” frequency rank
- #17,796
- “promettent” frequency rank
- 46495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promènent | promettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de promener. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de promettre. |
Where the eye mixes promènent and promettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. promènent runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against promettent's 10 (CCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promènent with promettent
A purely visual mix-up. promènent (\pʁɔ.mɛn\) and promettent (\pʁɔ.mɛt\) 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 46495, 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\. promettent is at rank #17,796, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛt\.
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 46495, this pair ranks #194,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promènent vs promettent
Shared letters: emnoprt. Private to "promènent": è. Private to "promettent": -.
"promènent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "promettent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promettent ← pormettent · ppromettent · prmoettent · proemttent · prometent · prometetnt · promettennt · promettentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promènent" and "promettent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "promènent" or "promettent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promènent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promènent" and "promettent" 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 #194,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.