prometsvspromptWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: promets is a verb, prompt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“promets” is a verb and “prompt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,645
“promets” frequency rank
#20,822
“prompt” frequency rank
33467
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promets prompt
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set promets and prompt apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
promets
6 ch
prompt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promets is \pʁɔ.mɛ\ while prompt is \pʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33467, 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\. prompt is at rank #20,822, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ̃\.

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 33467, this pair ranks #290,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promets vs prompt

Shared letters: moprt. Private to "promets": es. Private to "prompt": -.

"promets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "prompt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prometspormets · ppromets · prmoets · proemts · promest · prometss · prometts · prommets
  • promptpormpt · pprompt · prmopt · prommpt · promppt · promptt · promtp · propmt

Frequency comparison

promets#12,645
prompt#20,822

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promets" and "prompt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "promets" is a verb and "prompt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "promets" or "prompt"?
"promets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,645 in our French list, against #20,822 for "prompt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering promets vs prompt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “promets”; for an adjective, it's “prompt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “promets” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list