Which to use
“promise” is an adjective and “proposé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,275
- “promise” frequency rank
- #2,143
- “proposé” frequency rank
- 13418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promise | proposé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de promis. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe proposer. |
Where the eye mixes promise and proposé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between promise and proposé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promise is \pʁɔ.miz\ while proposé is \pʁo.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13418, 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\. proposé is at rank #2,143, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.ze\.
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 13418, this pair ranks #401,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of promise vs proposé
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "promise": eim. Private to "proposé": é.
"promise" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "proposé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promise ← pormise · ppromise · prmoise · proimse · promies · promisse · prommise · promsie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promise" and "proposé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "promise" or "proposé" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "promise" and "proposé" 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 "proposé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promise" and "proposé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promise 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 #401,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.