Which to use
“promener” is a verb and “promeneurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,743
- “promener” frequency rank
- #32,129
- “promeneurs” frequency rank
- 39872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promener | promeneurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mener, conduire, faire aller quelqu’un de côté ou d’autre, soit pour l’amuser, soit pour qu’il prenne de l’exercice. | Pluriel de promeneur. |
Where the eye mixes promener and promeneurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. promener runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against promeneurs's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promener with promeneurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promener is \pʁɔ.mə.ne\ while promeneurs is \pʁɔm.nœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promener is recorded at frequency rank #7,743, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mə.ne\. promeneurs is at rank #32,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔm.nœʁ\.
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 39872, this pair ranks #244,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promener vs promeneurs
Shared letters: emnopr. Private to "promener": -. Private to "promeneurs": su.
"promener" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "promeneurs" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promener ← pormener · ppromener · prmoener · proemner · promeenr · promenerr · promenner · promenre
- promeneurs ← pormeneurs · ppromeneurs · prmoeneurs · proemneurs · promeenurs · promenerus · promeneurrs · promeneurss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promener" and "promeneurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promener" or "promeneurs"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promener" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promeneurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promener" and "promeneurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promeneur vs promeneurs". 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 #244,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.