Which to use
“promises” is an adjective and “proposés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,658
- “promises” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 38533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promises | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de promis. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes promises and proposés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses promises with proposés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promises is \pʁɔ.miz\ while proposés 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 38533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promises is recorded at frequency rank #31,658, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.miz\. proposés is at rank #6,875, 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 38533, this pair ranks #254,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promises vs proposés
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "promises": eim. Private to "proposés": é.
"promises" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promises ← pormises · ppromises · prmoises · proimses · promiess · promisess · promisses · prommises
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promises" for "proposés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "promises" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "promises" and "proposés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promises" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précisés vs promises". 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 #254,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.