Which to use
“promise” and “promue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,275
- “promise” frequency rank
- #31,194
- “promue” frequency rank
- 42469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promise | promue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de promis. | Féminin singulier de promu. |
Where the eye mixes promise and promue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promise runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against promue's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between promise and promue
A purely visual mix-up. promise (\pʁɔ.miz\) and promue (\pʁɔ.my\) 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 42469, 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\. promue is at rank #31,194, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\.
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 42469, this pair ranks #225,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promise vs promue
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "promise": is. Private to "promue": u.
"promise" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "promue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promise" and "promue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "promise" vs "promue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "promise" and "promue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promise" and "promue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promue vs proud". 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 #225,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.