Which to use
“prometteurs” is an adjective and “prometteuse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,087
- “prometteurs” frequency rank
- #23,658
- “prometteuse” frequency rank
- 48745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometteurs | prometteuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prometteur. | Celle qui promet légèrement, ou sans intention de tenir sa promesse. |
Where the eye mixes prometteurs and prometteuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. prometteurs (CCVCVCCVVCC) and prometteuse (CCVCVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: prometteurs vs prometteuse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prometteurs is \pʁɔ.mɛ.tœʁ\ while prometteuse is \pʁɔ.mɛ.tøz\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prometteurs is recorded at frequency rank #25,087, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ.tœʁ\. prometteuse is at rank #23,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɛ.tøz\.
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 48745, this pair ranks #176,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometteurs vs prometteuse
Shared letters: emoprstu. Private to "prometteurs": -. Private to "prometteuse": -.
"prometteurs" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC · "prometteuse" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometteurs ← pormetteurs · pprometteurs · prmoetteurs · proemtteurs · prometeturs · prometeurs · prometterus · prometteurrs
- prometteuse ← pormetteuse · pprometteuse · prmoetteuse · proemtteuse · prometetuse · prometeuse · promettesue · prometteues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prometteurs" and "prometteuse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "prometteurs" or "prometteuse" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prometteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prometteuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometteurs" and "prometteuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometteurs vs prometteuses". 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 #176,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.