Which to use
“promets” and “promeut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,645
- “promets” frequency rank
- #21,732
- “promeut” frequency rank
- 34377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promets | promeut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promouvoir. |
Where the eye mixes promets and promeut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. promets (CCVCVCC) and promeut (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses promets with promeut
A purely visual mix-up. promets (\pʁɔ.mɛ\) 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 34377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promets is recorded at frequency rank #12,645, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ\. 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 34377, this pair ranks #284,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promets vs promeut
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "promets": s. Private to "promeut": u.
"promets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "promeut" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promets" and "promeut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "promets" or "promeut" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promets" 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 #284,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promets" and "promeut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promeut vs protect". 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 #284,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.