Which to use
“prometteur” is an adjective and “promoteur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,876
- “prometteur” frequency rank
- #12,454
- “promoteur” frequency rank
- 26330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometteur | promoteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui promet, qui donne à espérer. | Personne qui promeut un service ou un bien. |
Where the eye mixes prometteur and promoteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prometteur runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against promoteur's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prometteur and promoteur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometteur is \pʁɔ.mɛ.tœʁ\ while promoteur is \pʁɔ.mɔ.tœʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometteur is recorded at frequency rank #13,876, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ.tœʁ\. promoteur is at rank #12,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɔ.tœʁ\.
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 26330, this pair ranks #335,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prometteur vs promoteur
Shared letters: emoprtu. Private to "prometteur": -. Private to "promoteur": -.
"prometteur" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "promoteur" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometteur ← pormetteur · pprometteur · prmoetteur · proemtteur · prometetur · prometeur · prometteru · prometteurr
- promoteur ← pormoteur · ppromoteur · prmooteur · prommoteur · promoetur · promoteru · promoteurr · promotteur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prometteur" for "promoteur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prometteur" vs "promoteur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promoteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometteur" and "promoteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profiteur vs promoteur". 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 #335,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.