Which to use
“promise” and “prompte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,275
- “promise” frequency rank
- #41,464
- “prompte” frequency rank
- 52739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promise | prompte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de promis. | Féminin singulier de prompt. |
Where the eye mixes promise and prompte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promise (CCVCVCV) and prompte (CCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: promise vs prompte
A purely visual mix-up. promise (\pʁɔ.miz\) and prompte (\pʁɔ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promise is recorded at frequency rank #11,275, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.miz\. 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 52739, this pair ranks #145,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promise vs prompte
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "promise": is. Private to "prompte": t.
"promise" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prompte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promise" and "prompte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "promise" or "prompte" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promise" 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 #145,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promise" 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 #145,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.