Which to use
“promise” and “promus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,275
- “promise” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “promus” frequency rank
- 41199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promise | promus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de promis. | Masculin pluriel de promu. |
Where the eye mixes promise and promus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promise runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against promus's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promise with promus
A purely visual mix-up. promise (\pʁɔ.miz\) and promus (\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 41199, 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\. promus is at rank #29,924, 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 41199, this pair ranks #234,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promise vs promus
Shared letters: moprs. Private to "promise": ei. Private to "promus": u.
"promise" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "promus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promise" and "promus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promise" or "promus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "promise" and "promus" 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 "promus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promise" and "promus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "produis vs promus". 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 #234,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.