Which to use
“prometteurs” and “promoteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,087
- “prometteurs” frequency rank
- #13,666
- “promoteurs” frequency rank
- 38753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prometteurs | promoteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prometteur. | Masculin pluriel de promoteur. |
Where the eye mixes prometteurs and promoteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prometteurs runs 11 letters (CCVCVCCVVCC) against promoteurs's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prometteurs with promoteurs
A purely visual mix-up. prometteurs (\pʁɔ.mɛ.tœʁ\) and promoteurs (\pʁɔ.mɔ.tœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38753, 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\. promoteurs is at rank #13,666, tagged as anadj, 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 38753, this pair ranks #253,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prometteurs vs promoteurs
Shared letters: emoprstu. Private to "prometteurs": -. Private to "promoteurs": -.
"prometteurs" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC · "promoteurs" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prometteurs ← pormetteurs · pprometteurs · prmoetteurs · proemtteurs · prometeturs · prometeurs · prometterus · prometteurrs
- promoteurs ← pormoteurs · ppromoteurs · prmooteurs · prommoteurs · promoeturs · promoterus · promoteurrs · promoteurss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prometteurs" and "promoteurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prometteurs" or "promoteurs" 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 "prometteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promoteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prometteurs" and "promoteurs" 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 #253,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.