Which to use
“promets” is a verb and “prompte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,645
- “promets” frequency rank
- #41,464
- “prompte” frequency rank
- 54109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promets | prompte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de promettre. | Féminin singulier de prompt. |
Where the eye mixes promets and prompte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promets (CCVCVCC) and prompte (CCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between promets and prompte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promets is \pʁɔ.mɛ\ while prompte is \pʁɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54109, 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\. prompte is at rank #41,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ̃t\.
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 54109, this pair ranks #136,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promets vs prompte
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "promets": s. Private to "prompte": -.
"promets" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "prompte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promets" for "prompte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "promets" vs "prompte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prompte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promets" and "prompte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promené vs prompte". 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 #136,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.